Talking Pictures
Series 3
201910 episodes
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.
Episodes
- E1
Westerns
2019-09-15 · 45m
Sylvia Syms looks back through the BBC’s archives to tell the story of what is perhaps cinema’s most enduring and most visual genre.
- E2
Rom Coms
2019-09-15 · 45m
Celia Imrie explores one of the best-loved movie genres - the romantic comedy. With classic interviews from cinematic couples like Doris Day and Rock Hudson and Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.
- E3
70s Legends
2020-04-04 · 45m
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers
- E4
Joan Collins
2020-05-23 · 45m
A look back at legendary television appearances by Joan Collins.
- E5
Christmas Classics
2020-12-06 · 45m
Celia Imrie unwraps a selection of the very best Christmas movies ever made and looks at why films are such an important part of the festive ritual.
- E6
Agatha Christie
2020-12-28 · 45m
As Kenneth Branagh prepares to unveil the latest version of Death on the Nile, Celia Imrie looks at how Agatha Christie's murder mysteries have been treated by film-makers over the years.
- E7
Dames
2021-01-01 · 45m
Celia Imrie takes a look at some of the leading ladies who’ve proved time and again, year after year, that they are amongst the very best of British talent.
- E8
War Stories
2021-05-30 · 45m
Celia Imrie takes us on a journey through the BBC’s archives for an in-depth look at the continuing power and importance of war films.
- E9
Marvellous Musicals
2021-06-12 · 45m
Celia Imrie celebrates the cinema’s marvellous musicals, venturing back through the BBC’s archives to look at film’s most joyous and arguably enduring genre.
- E10
Film's Family Favourites
2021-09-04 · 43m
Join Celia Imrie as we go bobbing along through the beautiful, briny BBC archives for a look at the enduring movie classics that have earned the status of family favourites.