Talking Pictures - Season 3

First aired: 9/15/2019 10 episodes

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

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Episodes

1. Westerns

Aired: 9/15/2019

Sylvia Syms looks back through the BBC’s archives to tell the story of what is perhaps cinema’s most enduring and most visual genre.

2. Rom Coms

Aired: 9/15/2019

Celia Imrie explores one of the best-loved movie genres - the romantic comedy. With classic interviews from cinematic couples like Doris Day and Rock Hudson and Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

3. 70s Legends

Aired: 4/4/2020

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers

4. Joan Collins

Aired: 5/23/2020

A look back at legendary television appearances by Joan Collins.

5. Christmas Classics

Aired: 12/6/2020

Celia Imrie unwraps a selection of the very best Christmas movies ever made and looks at why films are such an important part of the festive ritual.

6. Agatha Christie

Aired: 12/28/2020

As Kenneth Branagh prepares to unveil the latest version of Death on the Nile, Celia Imrie looks at how Agatha Christie's murder mysteries have been treated by film-makers over the years.

7. Dames

Aired: 1/1/2021

Celia Imrie takes a look at some of the leading ladies who’ve proved time and again, year after year, that they are amongst the very best of British talent.

8. War Stories

Aired: 5/30/2021

Celia Imrie takes us on a journey through the BBC’s archives for an in-depth look at the continuing power and importance of war films.

9. Marvellous Musicals

Aired: 6/12/2021

Celia Imrie celebrates the cinema’s marvellous musicals, venturing back through the BBC’s archives to look at film’s most joyous and arguably enduring genre.

10. Film's Family Favourites

Aired: 9/4/2021

Join Celia Imrie as we go bobbing along through the beautiful, briny BBC archives for a look at the enduring movie classics that have earned the status of family favourites.