Talking Pictures TV Podcast

Mel Byron talks to actor, Jonathan Tafler, son of TPTV favourites, Sydney Tafler and Joy Shelton. Sydney starred in 'It Always Rains on Sunday' (1947), 'Reach for the Sky' (1956) and many other classic films. Joy's films include ' Waterloo Road' (1945) and 'Millions Like Us' (1943). Jonathan's new book, 'Dearest Joy' shares letters between the newly-married Sydney and Joy as work commitments see t...

As 2022 winds down, Daniel Reifferscheid guides you through what Talking Pictures TV has in store for the remaining months - including some saucy 70's cinema, a 50's office drama and the conclusion of a beloved sci-fi series. 

The earliest Hammer film still in existence, some Technicolor noir, a lesser-known Alec Guinness film and more make up what's on offer in this edition of the podcast dedicated to the UK's favourite television channel. Join Mel Byron and the team as they discuss these and more gems showing on TPTV between 7th and 27th November 2022.

Welcome to the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast  This week featuring movies starring Sylvia Syms, Dirk Bogarde, Richard Attenborough and Danny la Rue and with music from Cilla Black and Frank Sinatra. Who said variety was dead eh...?

Alistair Sim, Yul Brynner, Emma Thompson - they're all here in the latest episode of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast!

Go behind the scenes with The Projectionists. Journey to Marseille in pursuit of drug barons. Fight for Khartoum with General Gordon. Join Mel Byron and the team for all of this and more as they look at what's coming up on Talking Pictures TV from mid-Sept to early October. Look out for Boris Karloff and Leo McKern too!

Join Scott for the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast, the show dedicated to the UK's favourite archive tv and movie channel. This week, we have naval nonsense with David Tomlinson, Hammer glamour with Ingrid Pitt and classic BBC drama set on the high seas.  There's a slice of chilling Edgar Allen Poe horror  directed by the legendary Roger Corman, and James Mason takes us...

Steve Noble interviews Niall Johnson, the director of "Ghost Of Greville Lodge", playing on Talking Pictures TV at 18:10 on Friday the 5th of August.

Summer at Talking Pictures TV means a combo of vintage cinema classics and classic TV of fine vintage. We guide you through it.

Vintage cartoons, film noir, aliens, Joan Crawford and much more. Mel Byron and the team take you through a hugely varied selection from the films and shows coming up on Talking Pictures TV in June and July. Includes LOTS of Hammer films.

A huge thanks to our good friend Cevin Moore for taking over the hosting chair for this episode. Cev has brought along Nigel Patrick, Raquel Welch and Terry Scott this week as he and the Talking Pictures TV viewers give us an insight into what to expect on the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel over the next three weeks.

Welcome to the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast – the podcast that brings you all the news of what is coming up on the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. On this episode we've got cowboys, aliens, Andy Williams  and the Brat Pack. Also popping by, there's Nicolas Cage, Roy Scheider, Michael Redgrave and the French resistance.

Hollywood classics, vintage telly and a new strand in this episode of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast. 

Monsters, Musicals and Murder. We have quite a few monsters, as it turns out, in this episode of the podcast that celebrates the UK favourite vintage film and television channel. Join Mel Byron and the team for a look at what's coming up on Talking Pictures TV in April, along with some surprise facts, music and maybe a laugh or two.

This bonus episode is a must for fans of classic TV. TPTV podcast regulars and classic telly experts, Cev Moore and Gareth Preston, are joined by very special guest, Jaz Wiseman. Host of the  ITC Entertained the   World  podcast, Jaz is one of the world's leading experts on the company that produced The Champions, The Saint, Gideon's Way and countless other classic series. With your host, Mel Byro...

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We've got a new release schedule, but the content remains the same: from Carry On to Ken Loach, Hollywood classics to homegrown fare, and of course lots of classic telly, we are guiding you through the best Talking Pictures TV has to offer.

A special episode of the podcast this week featuring your regular hosts Scott, Mel and Daniel guiding you through everything you need to know about Talking Pictures TV's exciting new online on demand service, TPTV Encore tptvencore.co.uk

The first show of 2022 is here! Mel Byron and the team bring their wit and wisdom to some of the finest films and shows making up the Talking Pictures TV schedule in January. From The Outer Limits to Maigret. From Violent Playground to Secret Army. There are appearances from Danny Kaye and Ed Wood along with some very fine music.

Welcome to the Christmas edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. The podcast that is brought to you with the help of the viewers of the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. Scott, Mel and Daniel are joined by Steve, Simone, Phil, Tracy, Gareth, Gemma, Cev, and Lee & Adam In store today there's Rex Harrison doing his best Yul Brynner impression, wartime drama from Secret Ar...

As we rev up for our big Christmas episode, here's a little stocking filler to tide you over, featuring reviews for this week on Talking Pictures TV. 

Join Mel Byron and the team of reviewers as they descend into the Cellar Club, talk classic swashbucklers and look at a classic 'social problem' film. Tyrone Power, Rita Tushingham and John Mills all make an appearance. Plus news of TPTV's new streaming service!

Welcome once again to the Late November edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. The podcast for the nations favourite archive tv and movie channel. The podcast that is controlled chiefly by your good selves, the Talking Pictures tv viewers. This week we bring you witches and witch hunters, heroines and heroin smugglers, car chases, alien embraces, card games and Sid James We've got fi...

We head into November with all sorts of delight - from homegrown classics to Hollywood extravaganzas, knockabout comedies to spooky documentaries, big screen epics and classic telly. 

The nights are drawing in, Halloween is approaching and the latest episode of the Official Talking Pictures TV podcast has a decidedly monstrous feel, with appearances from Dracula, the Loch Ness Monster, and alien terror brought down in Professor Quatermass' rocketship. Not to mention human villainy in movies like Mona Lisa and Leave Her to Heaven. Gareth Preston is in the guest host's chair for...