Talking Pictures

Series 3

2019 · 10 episodes · 7h 28m in all

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

1. 1

   1. Westerns

   15 Sept 2019 · 45 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. Rom Coms

   15 Sept 2019 · 45 min

   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.

3. 3

   3. 70s Legends

   4 Apr 2020 · 45 min

   A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers

4. 4

   4. Joan Collins

   23 May 2020 · 45 min

   A look back at legendary television appearances by Joan Collins.

5. 5

   5. Christmas Classics

   6 Dec 2020 · 45 min

   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.

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   6. Agatha Christie

   28 Dec 2020 · 45 min

   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.

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   7. Dames

   1 Jan 2021 · 45 min

   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.

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   8. War Stories

   30 May 2021 · 45 min

   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.

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   9. Marvellous Musicals

   12 Jun 2021 · 45 min

   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.

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    10. Film's Family Favourites

    4 Sept 2021 · 43 min

    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.