The Official Talking Pictures TV Podcast

The Talking Pictures TV Podcast presented by @TheMelByron @reifferschizzle and @scophi. Subscribe at

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Five films, four reviewers, three weeks of Talking Pictures TV – and one very special guest.

We’re back with another trawl through the @TalkingPicsTV schedules, picking out some of the films we think deserve a place on your watchlist over the next three weeks.

Mel kicks things off with the glorious screwball comedy My Man Godfrey (1936), starring William Powell and Carole Lombard – a wonderfully sharp, funny tale of the idle rich, an unexpected butler and a family with rather more money than sense.

Scott heads into altogether more sobering waters with A Night to Remember (1958), Roy Ward Baker’s superbly restrained account of the sinking of the Titanic. Still one of the finest British disaster films ever made, and proof that sometimes understatement can be far more powerful than spectacle.

Gareth, meanwhile, has clearly been spending too much time near the shoreline and brings us Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959) – a wonderfully enjoyable slice of British monster-movie mayhem involving radiation, destruction and a very large creature making a terrible nuisance of itself.

And Sarah ventures down into The Cellar Club with Caroline Munro, choosing the first two films in its latest season: Hammer’s gloriously strange Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) and Michael Powell’s disturbing, controversial and now rightly celebrated Peeping Tom (1960).

Expect the usual mixture of recommendations, memories, trivia, disagreements, diversions and affectionate appreciation of the films that make Talking Pictures TV such an essential destination for lovers of classic cinema.

And don’t switch off when the main episode finishes. We’ve got a very special feature immediately afterwards as Sarah chats with Ian Ogilvy about his latest movie, along with a look back at a remarkable career that has taken him through some memorable corners of British film and television.

This episode, and every previous edition of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast, is available here:

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Gareth Preston is in the host chair, joined by the marvellous Daniel, Scott and Hal. Looking forward to films showing in August 2026 https://t.co/CpPjgGt719

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No Mel or Sarah this week, so the boys have been left unsupervised with the @TalkingPicsTV schedules. What could possibly go wrong?

With three weeks of cinematic treasures to choose from, Scott, Hal, Daniel and this week’s host, Gareth, have each been rummaging through the listings in search of something they think deserves a place on your watchlist.

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Scott has selected Tomorrow at Ten, Lance Comfort’s cracking 1963 British thriller starring John Gregson, Alec Clunes and a splendidly sinister Robert Shaw. Shaw plays Marlow, a kidnapper whose scheme involving the young son of a wealthy businessman comes with a particularly nasty ticking deadline. John Gregson is the detective faced with finding the boy before time runs out.

Lean, tense and running at around 80 minutes, it is the sort of economical British thriller that gets on with the job without feeling the need to hang around for another half-hour explaining itself.

Hal, meanwhile, has gone for Green for Danger, Sidney Gilliat’s marvellous 1946 murder mystery set in a wartime hospital during the Blitz.

When a patient dies on the operating table, the arrival of Scotland Yard’s Inspector Cockrill, played with enormous relish by Alastair Sim, suggests that something rather more sinister than medical misfortune may be involved.

Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, Rosamund John and Leo Genn are among the suspects in a film adapted from Christianna Brand’s novel and combining a proper murder mystery with a wonderfully dry streak of British humour.

And apparently one Alastair Sim film wasn’t enough.

Daniel has selected The Green Man, the gloriously dark 1956 comedy in which Sim plays Harry Hawkins, an outwardly respectable watchmaker who has found a rather more lucrative sideline as a professional assassin.

Unfortunately for Hawkins, his latest carefully arranged murder keeps being interrupted by George Cole’s enthusiastic vacuum cleaner salesman.

Add Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams, Raymond Huntley, Dora Bryan, Arthur Lowe and Richard Wattis to the proceedings and you have ninety minutes of beautifully controlled comic chaos.

Directed by Robert Day and written by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, it also gives this week’s choices a neat little connection with Green for Danger.

Finally, Gareth has decided that Britain simply isn’t big enough for him this week and has gone continental with Georges Franju’s extraordinary Les Yeux sans visage, better known as Eyes Without a Face.

Made in 1960 and starring Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Edith Scob, Franju’s French horror classic concerns a brilliant surgeon desperately trying to restore the face of his disfigured daughter.

Unfortunately, his chosen method of doing so makes even the most questionable private cosmetic clinic look reassuringly respectable.

Beautiful, eerie and genuinely unsettling, it mixes fairy-tale imagery, medical horror and dreamlike black-and-white photography into something that still feels strikingly modern more than sixty years later.

So that’s four films, two Alastair Sims, one psychopathic Robert Shaw, a professional hitman, a deeply worrying surgeon and a vacuum cleaner salesman.

Just another perfectly normal week at The Official Talking Pictures TV Podcast.

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Join Mel and the team as they discuss the best of what's coming your way on @TalkingPicsTV , the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel.

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@reifferschizzle kicks things off with 'Flic Story' from 1975. A true story of murder, madness, and the manhunt of a lifetime starring the legendary Alain Delon.

@scophi is next with the wonderful Waris Hussein directed 'Melody ' from 1971. Puppy love, playground politics, and a full-scale classroom rebellion - starring Mark Lester and Jack Wild.

@sarahbabsmorgan 's choice is the classic 'Carve Her Name With Pride ' (1958) starring Virginia McKenna. The true story of the London shopgirl who became one of the war's greatest heroes.

And last, but not least, @TheMelByron brings us ' The Winslow Boy' (1948) starring Robert Donat. A five-shilling theft. A national scandal. One family's relentless fight for the truth.

You can watch Talking Pictures TV on Virgin 445, Freesat 306, Freely 36, Freeview or Youview 82 or on the Sky digital satellite platform, channel 324.

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A brand new Talking Pictures TV podcast for May 2026. In a new roundtable format. I'll be talking about The Mummy (1959) amongst other films. @tptvpodcast #movie https://t.co/CpPjgGszbB

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Incoming message! Thunderbirds are go on the latest episode of Very British Futures. Featuring Mel Byron, Scott Phipps and Daniel Reifferscheid from @tptvpodcast #PodcastEpisode #Fanderson #gerryanderson https://t.co/B479tnPDLf

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Coming soon to Very British Futures #podcast, we are F.A.B. as the hosts of the Official Talking Pictures TV podcast join me to remember Thunderbirds. Featuring bombs, giant alligators and far too many hidden bugging devices. #gerryanderson

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Episode 193 - Taste Of Fear (1961)
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Taste of Fear, released in 1961 and also known in some territories as Scream of Fear, is one of those wonderfully chilly British thrillers that shows just how much tension can be created without a drop of gore.

Directed by Seth Holt for Hammer Films, it stands slightly apart from the studio’s more famous horror output of the period. Instead of Gothic castles, vampires and lurid supernatural shocks, this is a sleek, sinister psychological suspense picture, elegant and unsettling in equal measure.

It remains one of Hammer’s smartest and most stylish thrillers: tense, clever, beautifully made, and full of quiet menace from the first frame to the last.
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Barely Believable: The Cheeky Genius of Some Like It Cool (1961)
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Long before he was directing Charles Bronson in gritty action thrillers, British filmmaker Michael Winner decided to try his hand at something a little more exposed. The result was the 1961 "nudie-cutie" comedy, Some Like It Cool.

With a title blatantly winking at Marilyn Monroe’s cinematic classic, this film was essentially a clever, bare-bottomed loophole. In 1960s Britain, the censors were notoriously strict about on-screen nudity, but they inexplicably gave a free pass to "wholesome, educational" naturist documentaries.

Winner saw a golden opportunity, and a wonderfully flimsy piece of low-budget cinema was born.

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Time once again for @scophi to host the official @TalkingPicsTV podcast - the podcast dedicated to the nation's favourite archive movie and tv channel.

In this episode Scott is joined by his @rbritanniapod pals, Steven, Mark, and Hal to discuss:

Train Of Events (1949)
Autumn Leaves (1956)
Melody (1971)
Scandal (1989)

You can watch Talking Pictures TV on Virgin 445, Freesat 306, Freeview or Youview 82 or on the Sky digital satellite platform, channel 328.

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Welcome once again to the official @TalkingPicsTV podcast, the podcast that is dedicated to the nations favourite archive TV and movie channel.
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As usual we have enlisted the help of you, the viewers and once again, you have come up trumps with sending in your thoughts and your reviews of what is coming up on the channel over the next three weeks.

In this month's episode we have duchesses, Dracula and a disaster movie. Frankenstein , fraudulent seances and fearless giant killers.

We are also joined by our friends from the Reel Britannia podcast @rbritanniapod with their favourites from all the cracking movies and tv shows coming up in March.

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This week I recorded a crossover episode with @tptvpodcast all about Thunderbirds, which meant warm nostalgia for three of us and a surprise for one first time viewer. Listen to what happened soon. #television #podcast

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Eartha Kitt, Kenneth More, Roger Moore, Jean Seberg - they're all here in another round-up of Talking Pictures TV highlights!
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https://t.co/4inoBkTNNA Once again, the Reel Britannia crew were proud to be part of the official @TalkingPicsTV podcast this month.

Why not take a listen as @scophi , Steven, @HalWalker and Mark share their recommendations of the best of what is being screened over the next few weeks on the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel.

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As some of you may know, Scott is one of the hosts of the official @TalkingPicsTV podcast - the podcast for the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel.
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A new regular feature on the show starting this month will be Reel Britannia Recommends, where we get together and bring you our thoughts on what to watch over the next three weeks on TPTV.

In this episode, @HalWalker chats about Federico Fellini’s poignant tragicomedy 'Nights Of Cabiria', the tale of a naive Roman streetwalker who, despite enduring a relentless series of heartbreaks and betrayals, miraculously preserves her innocence and unwavering hope for love.

Classic British comedy from Steven and 'The Captain's Paradise' in which Alec Guinness stars as a ferry captain who manages a "perfect" double life with a domestic wife in Gibraltar and a carefree lover in North Africa, until his carefully synchronized existence unravels when both women begin to crave the very lifestyle the other provides.

And @scophi reveals all by recommending 'The Nudist Story' - a cheeky vintage British nudist romp that follows a prim heiress who inherits a naturist camp and decides the only way to save the family business is to quite literally grin and bare it.

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The official @TalkingPicsTV podcast is back for a new season! Mel Byron and the team recommend their favourite upcoming shows and films for you.
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With lots of much-loved stars, including Thora Hird, Joan Collins, Stanley Baker and more.

We also welcome @scophi and his friends from the @rbritanniapod for their insight into three very different films!
In this episode, @HalWalker chats about Federico Fellini’s poignant tragicomedy 'Nights Of Cabiria', the tale of a naive Roman streetwalker who, despite enduring a relentless series of heartbreaks and betrayals, miraculously preserves her innocence and unwavering hope for love.
Classic British comedy from Steven and 'The Captain's Paradise' in which Alec Guinness stars as a ferry captain who manages a "perfect" double life with a domestic wife in Gibraltar and a carefree lover in North Africa, until his carefully synchronized existence unravels when both women begin to crave the very lifestyle the other provides.
And @scophi reveals all by recommending 'The Nudist Story' - a cheeky vintage British nudist romp that follows a prim heiress who inherits a naturist camp and decides the only way to save the family business is to quite literally grin and bare it.

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Diamonds, Horses, and Chaos: The Magic of Norman Wisdom

If you need a dose of classic British charm, why not join us this week as we take a look at 1957’s Just My Luck! 🎬

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Norman Wisdom is at his absolute slapstick peak here as the lovable, bumbling jeweler Norman Hackett. Desperate to buy a diamond pendant for the girl of his dreams, he tries his luck at the racetrack—and total chaos inevitably ensues! 🐴💎

From the brilliant physical comedy to the heartwarming underdog story, it is the perfect showcase of why Wisdom was a national treasure. It’s wholesome, chaotic, and genuinely funny. A true comfort watch for fans of vintage cinema. 🇬🇧✨

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"Rugged Wildcatters...Fighting The Treacherous Might Of The Canadian Rockies"

Episode 186 - Campbell's Kingdom (1957)

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Grab your parka and get ready for a trip to the Canadian Rockies, because 1957's Campbell's Kingdom is a gloriously old-school adventure that absolutely bursts with high-stakes drama and breathtaking scenery. If you’re in the mood for a classic "ripping yarn," this is the film for you. It’s a story of grit, oil, and one man’s incredible race against time, all set against one of the most stunning backdrops ever captured on film.

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Welcome to the podcast dedicated to the nation’s favourite archive tv and movie channel – @TalkingPicsTV

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On today’s show, @scophi brings you:
John Wayne
Frank Capra
Gary Cooper
Googie Withers
Brighton Rock
Robin Hood
and lots more

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The latest episode of the Reel Britannia podcast hosted by our very own @scophi

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𝑹𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒂 - 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 v𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒔.

Episode 185 - Miranda (1948)

"You've hated me ever since I set tail in this house."

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In the canon of post-war British comedy, there are grand spectacles and quiet character studies. And then, every so often, there’s a film so completely, cheerfully absurd that it defies category. Miranda (1948) is one such treasure, a fantasy-comedy that is as polished and witty as it is delightfully naughty. It’s a film that asks what would happen if a classic British “comedy of manners” was suddenly interrupted by a mermaid—and the answer, it turns in, is pure, bubbly entertainment.