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

November / December 2024 11/25/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/34146660

October/November 2024 10/28/2024

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! /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/33639012

September 2024 09/03/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/32880352

The Vaults Of Hammer 07/02/2024

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: 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: /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/31984882

July 2024 07/01/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/31961977

June 2024 06/10/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/31680437

May / June 2024 05/19/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/31368437

Early May 2024 04/29/2024

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 /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/31026723

April 2024 04/01/2024

April 2024 Happy Easter from the TPTV Podcast crew! We're looking at the next two weeks of great programming. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/30628973

March/April 2024 03/15/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/30289358

March 2024 02/19/2024

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/30011853

December 2023 12/18/2023

December 2023 We're back to guide you through the holidays! The last episode of 2023. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/29125798

November/December 2023 11/20/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/28718443

November 2023 10/29/2023

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 /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/28456154

October 2023 10/16/2023

October 2023 In this episode, we bring some horror and noir to greet the colder days, and highlight a Talking Pictures TV feature! /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/28325480

September 2023 09/10/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/27990090

August/September 2023 08/21/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/27806508

August 2023 07/30/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/27603528

July 2023 07/10/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/27416760

Summer Special 06/19/2023

Summer Special Not a hoax, not an imaginary story! Shameful Steve Noble has taken over the podcast. Don't ask, just listen! /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/27191145

May/June 2023 05/29/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/26976774

May 2023 05/08/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/26773437

April 2023 04/16/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/26554089

March/April 2023 03/27/2023

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] /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/26350674

Late March 2023 03/06/2023

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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/26138169

Late February / Early March 2023 02/12/2023

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: We'd love to hear from you. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/25901895

TPTV Podcast - Special Announcement - NEW EMAIL ADDRESS 01/15/2023

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 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 /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/25611636

BONUS Episode - Dearest Joy - Interview with Jonathan Tafler 12/04/2022

BONUS Episode - Dearest Joy - Interview with Jonathan Tafler Mel 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. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/25217277

November/December 2022 11/28/2022

November/December 2022 As 2022 winds down, Daniel Reifferscheid guides you through what Talking Pictures TV has in store for the remaining months - including some saucy 70's cinema, a 50's office drama and the conclusion of a beloved sci-fi series. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/25146909

November 2022 11/07/2022

November 2022 The earliest Hammer film still in existence, some Technicolor noir, a lesser-known Alec Guinness film and more make up what's on offer in this edition of the podcast dedicated to the UK's favourite television channel. Join Mel Byron and the team as they discuss these and more gems showing on TPTV between 7th and 27th November 2022. /episode/index/show/talkingpicturestvpodcast/id/24927276

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