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Talking Pictures TV Podcast

The official Talking Pictures TV Podcast, hosted by Mel, Daniel and Scott and featuring reviews, recommendations, interviews, special guests and fascinating insights into the stars and creatives who've turned Talking Pictures TV into the biggest independent TV channel in Great Britain!Follow the show at @tptvpodcast

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    June/July 2026

    Daniel is in the chair this week alongside Sarah, Gareth, Hal and Mel to bring you the highlights of what's in store on the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel - Talking Pictures TV   Watch Talking Pictures TV on Freeview 82, Virgin 445, Freesat 306, Freely 36 or Sky 324. And don't forget that you can catch up – or watch again – for free on TPTV Encore! Go to www.tptvencore.co.uk

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    June 2026

    Hal is in the chair this week alongside Scott, Sarah, and Gareth to bring you the highlights of what's in store on the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel - Talking Pictures TV   Watch Talking Pictures TV on Freeview 82, Virgin 445, Freesat 306, Freely 36 or Sky 324. And don't forget that you can catch up – or watch again – for free on TPTV Encore! Go to www.tptvencore.co.uk

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    May 2026

    Scott is joined this week by a host of wonderful guests who have got together to bring you their recommendations of the best entertainment on Talking Pictures TV - the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel. Powell & Pressburger, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve, Quatermass, classic Hammer horror and much more.

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    April/May 2026

    As Spring blossoms, Talking Pictures TV provides vintage television, Hammer horror, an Irish film with ties to neo realism and much more!

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    Early April 2026

    Mel Byron guides us through another three week's worth of Talking Pictures TV goodness, featuring a sci-fi Play For Today, a Gainsborough classic and much more!

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    March 2026

    Welcome once again to the official Talking Pictures TV podcast, the podcast that is dedicated to the nations favourite archive TV and movie channel.  As usual we have enlisted the help of you, the viewers and once again, you have come up trumps with sending in your thoughts and your reviews of what is coming up on the channel over the next three weeks.  In this month's episode we have duchesses, Dracula and a disaster movie. Frankenstein , fraudulent seances and fearless giant killers. We are also joined by our friends from the Reel Britannia podcast with their favourites from all the cracking movies and tv shows coming up in March.

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    February/March 2026

    Eartha Kitt, Kenneth More, Roger Moore, Jean Seberg - they're all here in another round-up of Talking Pictures TV highlights!

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    January/February 2026

    The TPTV podcast is back for a new season! Mel Byron and the team recommend their favourite upcoming shows and films for you. With lots of much-loved stars, including Thora Hird, Joan Collins, Stanley Baker and more.  We also welcome our friends from the Reel Britannia podcast for their insight into three very different films!

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    November / December 2025

    Welcome you once again to the podcast dedicated to the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel – Talking Pictures TV.  The podcast where you, the viewer make our job just that little bit easier by sending in your reviews of some of the wonderful movies and tv shows we have lined up for your over the next three weeks.  On today's show, Scott brings you Western action with the legendary John Wayne, classic Hollywood comedy from Frank Capra starring Gary Cooper, and not one, but two trips to Brighton as Jack Warner dives head first into a 1960s murder mystery and Richard Attenborough stars in one of the greatet British movies ever made. All this plus Petula Clark, Googie Withers, Lionel Jeffries and Robin Hood and much more on the official Talking Pictures TV Podcast. 

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    October/November 2025

    This episode's recommendations from the Talking Pictures TV schedule include a brilliant, and unusual, Sherlock Holmes film; a little something from Ed Wood; an early Hammer sci-fi; and a John Mills thriller. All courtesy of Mel Byron and the TPTV podcast team.

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    October 2025

    Lots of noir this time around, but we also make space for an adaptation of a well loved tale and a vintage Gainsborough melodrama. Keep listening for Talking Pictures TV highlights!

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    September / October 2025

    Welcome to the official Talking Pictures TV podcast - dedicated to the nation's favourite archive movie and TV channel. This week, runaway buses, ticking timebombs, drugged disco dancers, Frankie Howerd, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra plus much more.

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    September 2025

    Autumn is upon us and Mel Byron and the team choose some of the season's finest offerings from Talking Pictures TV, from 1940s British noir to Biggles, via a couple of top 1960s crime series.

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    August 2025

    Even the Summer heat cannot stop Talking Pictures TV! Daniel Reifferscheid guides you through the month's offerings.

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    July / August 2025

    Hi everybody, Scott here once again to welcome you to the podcast dedicated to the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel, Talking Pictures TV. This is the podcast that brings you behind-the-scenes stories, special features, and the latest highlights from the wonderful world of classic cinema and beloved television shows. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering these gems for the first time, settle in as we explore the unforgettable stars, hidden treasures, and fascinating history that make Talking Pictures TV such a unique part of our viewing lives.  It won't just be my voice you'll be hearing over the next 60 minutes—thank goodness, I can almost hear you say. Instead, I'll be handing over the reins to you, the viewers, who will share your thoughts, memories, and recommendations for the upcoming schedule. This proves once again that it's your voices, stories, and passion that truly bring the Talking Pictures TV community to life.  On this episode, we have wartime drama, classic film noir, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, and even naked space vampires! We also have a very special interview from the archive with the much-loved and much-missed actor John Challis, probably best known to most of us as Boycie from Only Fools and Horses.  So, stay tuned as we embark on another journey through television's golden archive, celebrating the unforgettable moments that continue to inspire and enchant us all. 

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    June/July 2025

    Some hot summer selections from Mel Byron and the reviewing team. Stay at home, close the curtains and settle down in front of the telly with John Mills, Frankie Howerd, Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth, Warren Beaaty and Caroline Munro. What a party!

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    June 2025

    Let us lead you through the early Summer programming of the world's greatest TV channel.

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    May 2025

    Hi everybody – Scott here welcoming you once again to the official Talking Pictures TV podcast – the podcast dedicated to the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel And what's more it's you, the viewers who are front and centre of the show as you send in your reviews of all your favourite entertainment coming up on the channel over the next three weeks.   In this episode: zombies, soldiers, elephants, Jacques Tati...and much more!  

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    April/May 2025

    Margaret Rutherford, Alastair Sim, Peter Sellers, John Gielgud, Leigh Lawson are among just a few of the glittering stars we meet as Mel Byron and the team take a look at what's coming up on TPTV Over late April and early May. It's Easter treats galore for classic film and TV fans!

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    March/April 2025

    Daniel Reifferscheid guides you through another three weeks of top Talking Pictures TV content with the aid of a trusty band of reviewers.

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    March 2025

    Hi everybody – Scott here welcoming you once again to the official Talking Pictures TV podcast – the podcast dedicated to the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. And what's more it's you, the viewers who are front and centre of the show as you send in your reviews of all your favourite entertainment coming up on the channel over the next three weeks.     In store this week... court room dramas, war time adventures, Boston cops and menacing robots alongside Matt Monro and Vera Lynn.   

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    February 2025

    The shortest month of the year, but not short on great telly - from spaghetti westerns to film noir, war films to kid's tv.

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    January / February 2025

    Welcome to the latest episode of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast - the podcast presented by the viewers of the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel. In this episode: Doomwatch (1970 - 1972) The Last Man on Earth (1964) Orders are Orders (1955) Nowhere To Go (1958) So Long At The Fair (1950) The Green Cockatoo (1937) Plus a little something from Johnnie Ray thrown in for good measure    

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    November / December 2024

    In this episode we are covering what to look out for on the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel in the second half of November running into the first half of December. We have a classic Christmas ghost story from the legendary MR James, mysterious lakeside neighbours, the return of King Kong as he is miraculously brought back from the dead, and prehistoric women from the planet Venus. How about that eh?  You'd never get that that lot on the iPlayer.  There's Angela Lansbury and Worzel Gummidge , plus Mel will be along with a very special interview with Kate Garner the daughter of the much missed Chas Hodges, one half of the wonderful duo, Chas and Dave, to chat about her new show.

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    October/November 2024

    As the days grow short and rainy, we're here to give you the lowdown on all the best Talking Picture TV highlights to cozy up to at home. Norman Wisdom, Nigel Bruce and killer shrews await!

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    September 2024

    The Talking Pictures TV Podcast is back, reviewing films and shows from September 2024! Join the team and their special guests, Steve McQueen, Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Diane Cilento and many more. Let's hope they can all fit in the studio. 

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    The Vaults Of Hammer

    A very special bonus episode of the podcast as Scott is joined by Cev and Smokey from the wonderful House of Hammer podcast to celebrate Talking Pictures TV as they unlock The Vaults Of Hammer.     With over 30 rare British films, many unseen in decades. Comedy, noir, crime and more!     Talking Pictures TV - the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. You can watch Talking Pictures TV on Virgin 445, Freesat 306, Freeview or Youview 82 or on the Sky digital satellite platform, channel 328.   Reel Britannia A very British podcast about very British movies, hosted by Scott is available at: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/reelbritannia   House of Hammer A Definitive Guide Of The Films, The Figures & The Folklore Of One Of The 20th Century's Greatest Cinematic Legacies Brought to you by Adam Roche, Ben Taylorson, Cev Moore and Smokey All episodes available at: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-house-of-hammer/id1562467810 

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    July 2024

    Welcome to the official Talking Pictures TV podcast - the podcast brought to you by the viewers of the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. Lots in store this week including classic French comedy starring Jaques Tati, classic British comedy from Sid James and Arthur Askey, 1950s British sci fi, a controverial movie from the mid sixties starring Oliver Reed and back to the 1930s for a little bit of Edward G Robinson  And wait for it, a prison escape drama starring Thora Hird. That's right -  Thora Hird behind bars in Women Without Men from 1956. Plus music from Diana Dors and Nat King Cole as well as a very special announcement for fans of the legendary Hammer studios. 

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    June 2024

    From American westerns to quota quickies, from Calvacanti to Carpenter, we guide you through what's good during the next few weeks on Talking Pictures TV.

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    May / June 2024

    The bad guys don't stand a chance in this episode. Not with Batman, Captain Scarlet and Sherlock Holmes around. Join Mel Byron and the team as they introduce your favourite fighters of evil, along with John Gregson, Jean Kent and Laurence Harvey.

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    Early May 2024

    Welcome to the Talking Pictures TV Podcast - the official podcast of the nation's favourite archive TV and movie channel. This week, your host, Scott and the viewers of TPTV bring you Dutch detectives, Max Bygraves, classic British sci fi from the 30s. Western adventure with Lee Van Cleef as well as an underseen movie starring the great Peter Sellers

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    April 2024

    Happy Easter from the TPTV Podcast crew! We're looking at the next two weeks of great programming. 

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    March/April 2024

     In this early spring episode, Mel Byron and the team introduce Liberace, James Stewart, Frankenstein's bride (not that one!) and some British favourites.

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    March 2024

    Welcome to the latest edition of the Talking Pictures TV podcast  The show which is made possible by you, the viewers of Talking Pictures TV, the nation's favourite archive tv This week we've got hidden Nazi treasure and Helen Shapiro (two things I can guarantee you've probably never heard in the same sentence before), we have an elephant crossing the Alps, a Brighton murder mystery, and the wonderful Michael Dennison and Dulcie Gray.

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    December 2023

    We're back to guide you through the holidays! The last episode of 2023. 

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    November/December 2023

    Mel Byron and the team bring you drama, fear and some classic tunes. Stars featured this episode include Vincent Price, Margaret Lockwood and George Formby. Everyone's favourite scarecrow, Worzel gummidge joins us too, as he makes his debut on Talking Pictures TV.

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    November 2023

    Talking Pictures TV, the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel – bringing you classic movies and television programmes 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.  In this episode we have, have Soviet spies, Alfred Hitchcock, a fifties British murder mystery, an eighties psychological drama from the author of The Exorcist, classic comedy with Frank Randle, Gracie Fields, and something special from Alma Cogan 

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    October 2023

    In this episode, we bring some horror and noir to greet the colder days, and highlight a Talking Pictures TV feature!

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    September 2023

    The official Talking Pictures TV Podcast, hosted by Mel, Daniel and Scott and featuring reviews, recommendations, interviews, special guests and fascinating insights into the stars and creatives who've turned Talking Pictures TV into the biggest independent TV channel in Great Britain! Follow the show at @tptvpodcast In this episode: Michael Caine, Betty Grable, horror movies, Humphrey Bogart, naked French aliens and Steve's Greatest Hits...plus much, much more.

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    August/September 2023

    Daniel Reifferscheid is back to guide you through three more weeks of top Talking Pictures TV programming, as reviewed by our great contributors! Capra, the Boultings, a Corman production and a whole lotta Hammer in this episode.

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    August 2023

    Hi everybody, Scott here, welcoming you to the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast The podcast dedicated to the nations favourite archive tv and movie channel and brought to you with contributions from the people that matter – you the viewers. On this episode we have movies directed by Brian de Palma, John Frankenheimer and Powell and Pressburger; we have a classic and much loved Ealing comedy; movies starring Peter O'Toole, Jack Warner and Hardy Kruger; Egyptian terror with a horror movie from the Hammer studios, plus some exciting news that definitely has, shall we say, some strings attached – some might even say it's F.A.B.  

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    July 2023

    What a Carry On! Join Mel Byron and the team as they dive into some of the delights on Talking Pictures TV this July. With Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, a Ring of Spies, some worms (ugh!) and, yes, a Carry On classic.

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    Summer Special

    Not a hoax, not an imaginary story! Shameful Steve Noble has taken over the podcast. Don't ask, just listen!

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    May/June 2023

    We're ringing in the hot weather with another great episode! From 50's noir to 60's supermarionation, from spy thrillers to cozy comedies, it's all here.

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    May 2023

    Orson Welles, Joan Collins, George Peppard and Margaret Lockwood. This latest episode is like your fantasy dinner party, as Mel Byron and the team of reviewers introduce all these stars and more. Also coming up on your favourite UK TV channel this month are rarities such as the Lone Wolf films and Ealing Studios' production set in The Wirral.

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    April 2023

    The podcast that is dedicated to the nations favourite archive tv and movie channel with contributions and reviews by you, the viewers. Coming up on today's show we've got Laurel and Hardy, Peter Fonda, Stanley Baker and Googie Withers. There's tv favourites, Crown Court and Danger UXB. We've got a 50s prisoner of war drama, a sixties British crime thriller and classic horror from the legendary Jess Franco.

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    March/April 2023

    Daniel Reifferscheid guides you through upcoming highlights on the Talking Pictures TV Podcast. If you'd like to submit a review, e-mail [email protected]

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    Late March 2023

    Mel Byron and the TPTV Podcast Team take you into Spring wthe a varied selection of the best of Talking Pictures TV from 7th-26th March. There are trains and planes, Homes & Watson, Hammer and...yet more Hammer. Stanley Baker, Alastair Sim, Valerie Hobson, and a pre-Star Trek William Shatner, are among the stars whose films we recommend. 

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    Late February / Early March 2023

    We're back!   After gremlins in our email system nearly managed to close us down forever, it's the return of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. This week join Scott and a host of guest reviewers as they bring you all the news and reviews from the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. How's this for a line up? Boris Karloff, Matt Monro, Dick Powell, Sylvia Syms and Peter Sellers - all here on his week's show.   If you would like to take part in a future episode, drop us a line at our new email address: [email protected] We'd love to hear from you.

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    TPTV Podcast - Special Announcement - NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

    Hi everybody Apologies  but technical issues over the new year have resulted in the complete loss of our email account. Yep...everything - sent items, received items, any reviews that have been sent in etc.   Most importantly, we have also lost all of your contact details, your email addresses.   We have therefore set up a new email address for anyone that wishes to contribute a review, either now or in the near future. Our new email address is   [email protected]   Please drop us a line at this new address if you wish to continue to take part in future episodes and we will continue to include you on the mailing list.   Apologies to those that have sent in reviews over the last week or so - it looks like we will be postponing our next episode until mid to late February unfortunately.   Many thanks for your understanding Scott, Mel and Daniel

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The official Talking Pictures TV Podcast, hosted by Mel, Daniel and Scott and featuring reviews, recommendations, interviews, special guests and fascinating insights into the stars and creatives who've turned Talking Pictures TV into the biggest independent TV channel in Great Britain!Follow the show at @tptvpodcast

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