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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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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December 2023
12/18/2023
December 2023
We're back to guide you through the holidays! The last episode of 2023.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Late October 2022
10/16/2022
Late October 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast This week featuring movies starring Sylvia Syms, Dirk Bogarde, Richard Attenborough and Danny la Rue and with music from Cilla Black and Frank Sinatra. Who said variety was dead eh...?
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October 2022
10/03/2022
October 2022
Alistair Sim, Yul Brynner, Emma Thompson - they're all here in the latest episode of the Talking Pictures TV Podcast!
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