BONUS Episode - Dearest Joy - Interview with Jonathan Tafler
Release Date: 12/04/2022
June/July 2025
Talking Pictures TV Podcast
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
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Let us lead you through the early Summer programming of the world's greatest TV channel.
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May 2025
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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
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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
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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
Talking Pictures TV Podcast
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
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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
Talking Pictures TV Podcast
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
Talking Pictures TV Podcast
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...
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October/November 2024
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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!
info_outlineMel 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 them separated at the end of World War 2. Pregnant Joy is working in the West End, whilst Sydney is touring with Olivier's Old Vic company. Sydney's travels take him to, among other places, Germany just after VE Day. Jonathan also shares his own latest acting projects with us.