Talking Pictures TV Podcast

Guest hosts Matt & Gavin hold the fort and warm the seat as they bring you masked avengers, vampire hunters, a host of televisual treats and much, much more.   (And music, of course)   Enjoy!

In this special bonus episode, Mel Byron talks to legendary TV and film director Alvin Rakoff, whose memoir,  I'm   Just the Guy Who Says 'Action' , is out now. Alvin is full of great stories about the early days of television, and of his time in film, and is the man who gave Sean Connery his first big break.

Guest hosts Lee & Adam bring you reviews of Fantastic Voyage, Doomwatch and Secret Army amongst others. They also bring bad impressions, inane banter and a few great songs for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

September is huge on Talking Pictures TV, with stars a-plenty. Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Madeleine Carroll and Margaret Lockwood are just a few of the big names. Look out for Dr Who and The Daleks, and the Cellar Club returns with Roger Corman's Bucket of Blood.

An extra bonus edition of the podcast for you this week in the shape of an episode of the Reel Britannia broadcast earlier this year. Join Talking Pictures TV Podcast host, Scott, plus guests, as they chat about Saturday Morning Pictures and The Children's Film Foundation - with a particular focus on Mr Horatio Knibbles and The Battle of Billy's Pond, both being screened on Talking Pictures TV in...

Alien adventures with James Caan, Mandy Patinkin and the Childrens Film Foundation. Military misadventures with David Niven, Glynis Johns…and a cow. Drama in the dock courtesy of Margaret Lockwood and Leo Mckern. And some very exciting news about our fright filled Friday evenings at the Cellar Club with Caroline Munro. #TPTV

We're back with another episode chock full of recommendations for films and series to catch on Talking Pictures TV - from Hollywood classics to homegrown masterpieces, from the 30's to the 60's, from classic comedy to war documentaries - keep tuning in to Talking Pictures TV! 

David Essex, Vicor Mature baring his chest and lots of Hammer films. Only one place you get that kind of mix - it's Talking Pictures TV. This episode we have all of these, plus a brooding Lewis Collins and one of Laurel and Hardy's finest. Join Mel Byron and the team as they delve into the archives with the UK's favourite classic film and TV channel

The 1940 s are well represented this week…we have some film noir featuring podcast favourite George Sanders, a later offering from Laurel and Hardy, an Ealing drama starring Paul Robeson and a tartan clad  David Niven as Bonnie Prince Charlie. We have two classic ITV dramas from the 1970s, a very early role for a certain Mr Maurice Micklewhite, thrills and spills thanks to legendary director Walte...

Carmen Miranda, Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman - this is a very Hollywood heavy episode of the podcast, but we haven't forgotten our British faves either, from Hammer to classic telly. 

Welcome to another bonus edition of the podcast Last summer, Daniel, Mel, and Scott were invited by their dear friend Dom to appear on his excellent podcast, Soho Bites. The topic of conversation was the wonderfully bizarre movie from 1950 entitled 'Soho Conspiracy', directed by the legendary EJ Fancey Regular listeners to Dom's show would have heard the episode back in August, but we thought it w...

 Bette Davis, Vincent Price and Michael Caine all make an appearance in this latest episode. Not in the same film, of course. There's crime, horror, war AND Looney Tunes. Let Mel Byron and the team guide you through the best of what's coming up on the UK's favourite independent TV channel.

Welcome to the latest episode of the official Talking pictures TV Podcast. Join us for a birthday celebration as we mark six years of broadcasting the best in archive TV and movies. On the show this week…. vampires, Victorian detectives and cold war spies. We have appearances from TPTV favourites, Googie Withers and John McCallum. There's the story of the Battle of Arnhem as well as all the latest...

The official Talking Pictures TV Podcast says goodbye to May with a stellar selection including an 80's espionage thriller, an early Peter Sellers performance, a wartime comedy, a supernatural anthology show and much more! 

It's Bank Holiday for the Bank Holiday as host, Mel Byron, talks about the Carol Reed classic. Join us for news, reviews and music as we talk about our favourite TV channel. There's a British B crime drama, Paul Newman in Hombre and a terrifying Vampire Circus too. There's comedy with Norman Wisdom in Press for Time and The Chain features an array of acting talent.

A very special bonus episode for you this week featuring an episode of one of Scott's other podcasts, Reel Britannia. Scott is joined by Mel and Daniel from the official Talking Pictures TV podcast to chat about early British Hitchcock movies and in particular, Young and Innocent from 1937 starring Nova Pilbeam. And don't forget you can catch Young and Innocent on Talking Pictures TV on: Friday 23...

Join your host, Scott, along with appearances from co-hosts Mel and Daniel for the latest episode of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. We have TPTV viewers Steve, Cev and Peter joining us with their thoughts on a fifties British crime drama, a diabolical horror from the eighties and a swinging sixties comedy adventure from the legendary Basil Dearden

Kenneth More was one of the biggest stars of post-war British cinema. His films include Genevieve, Reach for the Sky and Sink the Bismarck!. In this special bonus episode, Mel Byron talks to Nick Pourgourides, manager of the Kenneth More estate and author of More, Please. Nick's lifelong admiration for this great actor has led to his work in preserving Kenneth More's legacy and ensuring that futur...

Here we are with another serving of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast, bringing you reviews of all sorts of delights coming to the channel. From big budget cinema to TV movies, from elegant psychological horror to wry Ealingesque comedy, from frock dramas to menswear action flicks, TPTV has it all, and we're here to guide you through it.

There's an unlikely mix of James Stewart, Roger Moore and Margaret Leighton in fabulous gowns in this latest episode. Not in the same film! Mel Byron introduces reviews of Shout at The Devil (1976), Dead of night (1945) and Sapphire (1959). Crime, war, horror and frocks. Talking Pictures TV has it all!

Welcome to the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. In the chair for this episode is Scott who along with help from Talking Pictures TV viewers will give you a glimpse of what is coming up on the channel over the next two weeks. Lots of great stuff on the show this week including a teenage David McCallum running riot with a machine gun in 1950s Liverpool, theres Hepburn and...

It's another episode guiding you through two weeks of Talking Pictures TV greatness. This time featuring films starring the likes of Robert Mitchum, Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot and...a Ford Transit?

Get your pocket money ready as we're going back to those Saturday Morning Pictures! We have reviews and news, as Flash Gordon, Superman and a host of other heroes make an appearance. Danny Kaye pops up too, trying hard to be heroic! Ralph Richardson is a quiet hero whilst Peter Cushing is misguided. Another cracking fortnight on the UK's favourite independent TV channel.

Welcome to the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. In the chair for this episode is Scott who along with help from Talking Pictures TV viewers will give you a glimpse of what is coming up on the channel over the next two weeks. We have Arabian adventures, sixties speed shenanigans and a tale of twelve tots, toddlers, and teenagers (as well as pedal bins!) … w ith music from...

We're ringing in the new year with lots of great vintage cinema showing on Talking Pictures TV! This edition includes a late Cliff Richard film, Powell and Pressburger in their golden age, a piece of 70's cheese with a Bacharach soundtrack and much more.