Talking Pictures (2013)
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.
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Episode 1 - Westerns
Release Date: 2019-09-15Sylvia Syms looks back through the BBC’s archives to tell the story of what is perhaps cinema’s most enduring and most visual genre.
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Episode 2 - Rom Coms
Release Date: 2019-09-15Celia 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.
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Episode 3 - 70s Legends
Release Date: 2020-04-04A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers
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Episode 4 - Joan Collins
Release Date: 2020-05-23A look back at legendary television appearances by Joan Collins.
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Episode 5 - Christmas Classics
Release Date: 2020-12-06Celia 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.
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Episode 6 - Agatha Christie
Release Date: 2020-12-28As 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.
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Episode 7 - Dames
Release Date: 2021-01-01Celia 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.
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Episode 8 - War Stories
Release Date: 2021-05-30Celia 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.
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Episode 9 - Marvellous Musicals
Release Date: 2021-06-12Celia 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.
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Episode 10 - Film's Family Favourites
Release Date: 2021-09-04Join 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.