Talking Pictures TV

Talking Pictures TV

Talking Pictures TV is a British free-to-air vintage film nostalgia television channel. It is on air for 24 hours a day, and concentrates on older British films, both classics and B-films, but the schedule also includes some American films, straight-to-video programmes, cinema shorts, and period home movies of British locations.

United Kingdom

TV guide - Wednesday, 08/05/24Now

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 Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The Food of the Gods is up next. Based on the novel of the same name by H.G. Wells, Caroline introduces the monstrous 1976 horror starring Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin and Ida Lupino. [S]
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 The Food of the Gods
1976. Horror. Directed by Bert I. Gordon. Stars Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin & Ralph Meeker. A remote island is taken over by gigantic beasts after the appearance of a strange, edible ooze. [S]
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02:45
 Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
As the night draws to a close, Caroline Munro rounds up the night with a peek at next week's terrifyingly exciting films. [S]
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02:50
 The PSI Factor
1980. A scientist tries to find out why aliens from another dimension are coming to earth. Stars Peter Mark Richmann (The Naked Gun).
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04:40
 The Ace of Spades
1935. Crime drama made at Twickenham Film Studios. Starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper. A man is accused of murder based on evidence written on a playing card. [S]
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06:00
 Burke's Law
1964. Who Killed Who IV? Directed by Don Weis. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Burke's old flame is a suspect for the murder of Socialite equestrian William Henry Otis IV.
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07:05
 She Knows Y'Know
1962. Comedy. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joan Sanderson & Alfred Burke. A young girl's sudden pregnancy unfolds dramas between two families. [S]
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08:35
 Return Of A Stranger
1937. Crime. Directed by Victor Hanbury. James & Carol have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder. Stars Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter and James Harcourt. [S]
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10:00
 Together
1981. Stars Sheila Fay, Christine Pollon, Carol Hawkins, Raymond Francis, Gina Maher, Daniel Abinere. The Powell's are on tenterhooks, will they be evicted?
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10:30
 The Buccaneers
Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond & Paul Hansard. A new governor arrives from England and arrests Beamish. A wary Tempest sets out to find answers. [S]
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11:05
 The Devil's Disciple
1959. Drama. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas & Laurence Olivier. A case of mistaken identity leads an outcast and a local minister to discover their true vocations. [S]
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12:45
 Kings Go Forth
1958. Drama. Directed by Delmer Daves. Stars Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis & Natalie Wood. In France during WWII, two American soldiers become romantic rivals when they fall for the same woman. [S]
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15:00
 Saddle Up!
James Stephens has returned from his travels with more western features to enjoy! First up, is the 1964 film Rio Conchos, starring Richard Boone and Stuart Whitman. [S]
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15:05
 Rio Conchos
1964. Western. Directed by Gordon Douglas. Stars Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman & Anthony Franciosa. An ex-Confederate soldier leads a secret mission to investigate the selling of stolen rifles. [S]
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17:15
 Saddle Up!
Johnny Ringo is back for another adventure! James Stephens introduces the episode Bound Boy, where Johnny must investigate a damning report against a rancher. [S]
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17:20
 Johnny Ringo
Bound Boy. Directed by Aaron Spelling. Ringo investigates a report that a rancher charged with the care of several orphans is abusing them and turning them into virtual slaves. [S]
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17:50
 Bonanza
San Francisco. 1960. Stars Lorne Greene, Kathleen Crowley & David White. Ben, Hoss and Joe visit San Francisco with their ranch hands, who soon vanish. While searching for them, Ben gets caught. [S]
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18:50
 Gold Rush Boy
Made in 1954, directed and photographed by the award winning Louis Clyde Stoumen. This short film depicts a day in the life of a young boy living in gold rush territory.
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19:00
 Dixon of Dock Green
The Team. 1967. Stars Jack Warner, Rosemarie Dunham & Vincent Ball. A group of swindlers from Leeds are operating in the local area, targeting elderly, vulnerable people. Can the team catch them? [S]
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20:00
 Public Eye
1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. Unlucky for Some. Stars Alfred Burke, Jennifer Daniel & John Quayle. Marker bows out with a strange and intriguing case involving two Villians.
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21:05
 Gideon's Way
The Thin Red Line. Stars John Gregson, Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. The Balaclava Silver, the regimental silver crockery of a proud Scottish regiment, is gradually being stolen. [S]
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22:10
 Black Tuesday
1954. Drama. Directed by Hugo Fregonese. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker & Peter Graves. A death row inmate breaks free on the eve of his execution, but will the law catch up with him?
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23:50
 BFI: Terminus
1961. Drama. Directed by John Schlesinger. Iconic short of a day in the life of a London Railway Station. [S]
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TV guide - Thursday, 09/05/24

00:30
 Maigret
Unscheduled Departure. 1960. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Helen Shingler. A timid man tells Maigret that his wife is trying to murder him. He doesn't believe him until he is found dead. [S]
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01:30
 Underworld U.S.A.
1961. Crime Drama. Directed by Samuel Fuller. Stars Cliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn & Beatrice Kay. A teenager who witnesses his father's murder vows to exact revenge on the mobsters who killed him. [S]
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03:20
 Old Mother Riley Meets The Vampire
1952. Comedy. A mad scientist known as 'The Vampire' (Bela Lugosi) comes to England to further his evil plans. Starring Arthur Lucan and Dora Bryan. [S]
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04:45
 Midnight At Madame Tussauds
1936. Crime. A financier accepts a bet to spend a night in the Chamber of Horrors. Starring James Carew, Charles Oliver & Lucille Lisle.
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06:00
 Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938. Mystery. Directed by James P. Hogan. Stars John Howard, Heather Angel & H.B. Warner. Captain Drummond must act fast when he discovers the theft of a destructive invention. [S]
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07:10
 The Hills Of Donegal
1947. Drama. Stars Irene Handle, John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan, James Etherington, Moore Marriott. Eileen is the star of an Irish operatic society but gives up to marry Terry O'Keefe. [S]
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08:50
Look At Life Boys Without Girls
1962. A look at the boy's clubs across Britain, with a glimpse at what their future is likely to be.
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09:00
 Law Of The Plainsman
1960. Jeb's Daughter. Stars Michael Ansara, John Anderson & Suzanne Lloyd. Sam tries to help a young woman who lives in the backwoods with her father... who has decided to sell her. [S]
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09:30
 The Last Days of Dolwyn
1949. Drama. Directed by Emlyn Williams. Stars Edith Evans, Richard Burton & Anthony James. In North Wales, a woman vows to save her home after plans are put forward to flood the beloved village. [S]
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11:25
 John and Julie
1955. Comedy. Director William Fairchild. Stars Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley, Noelle Middleton, Sid James & Peter Sellers. Two children sneak to London so they can watch the Queen's coronation. [S]
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13:05
 What's On TPTV With Noel
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not be missed at the end of April and the start of May. [S]
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13:15
 Warn That Man
1943. Comedy Thriller. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell & Jean Kent. During WW II, an impersonator takes part in a German attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill. [S]
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14:50
Look At Life By Bread Alone
1964. A look at all of the fascinating aspects about baking and how women influence what bread is made of.
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15:00
 Crown Court
Espionage - Part 1. 1972. Stars Richard Warner, Charles Keating & Sylvia Kay. Margaret Terson, a Foreign Office official, is accused of supplying a young East German with classified documents. [S]
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15:30
 Crown Court
Espionage - Part 2. 1972. Stars Bernard Gallagher, John Alkin & Morris Perry. Has Margaret Terson's love for Hans Mueller caused her to betray her country? [S]
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16:00
 Crown Court
Espionage - Part 3. 1972. Stars Sylvia Kay, Irene Pardor & Godfrey Quigley. As the case draws to a close, will Margaret Terson be found guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act? [S]
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16:30
 Danger UXB
The Quiet Weekend. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Iain Cuthbertson. Brian has been given time off, his plans to sleep are drastically changed when Susan seeks him out.
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17:35
The Stable Door
1966. Directed by Pat Jackson. Stars: Harry Fowler, Jack MacGowran, Dandy Nichols. A criminal gang conspire to rob a warehouse. [S]
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18:15
 Mr Denning Drives North
1951. Crime. Director: Anthony Kimmins. Stars John Mills, Phyllis Calvert & Eileen Moore. A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's boyfriend and then tries to it cover up... [S]
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20:00
 The Brothers
Storm Birds. 1973. Stars Jennifer Wilson, Robin Chadwick & Edward Brooks. Carter antagonises the Union during an important meeting. Brian discovers Ann has been secretly visiting the family home. [S]
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21:05
 Van der Valk
A Death by the Sea. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. A midnight swim leaves a man unconscious and his wife missing. Van der Valk suspects there's more to the story. [S]
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