The Worst Episodes of Talking Pictures

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6.1/10(14 votes)
#1 - John Mills
S1:E21/12/2013
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by the Osar-winning actor Sir John Mills, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.
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6.5/10(9 votes)
#2 - Great British Comedies
S2:E1610/31/2015
Sylvia Syms looks back on the great British comedy stars who over the years have had cinema audiences rolling in the aisles with laughter. Featuring rarely-seen interviews from the BBC's archives, the programme starts with the great George Formby and the early days of British cinema, and works its way forwards in time, exploring, amongst others, the classic Ealing comedies, the much-loved Doctor series, the saucy postcard humour of the Carry On films, Peter Sellers and the Pink Panther series, and the ground-breaking movies of Monty Python.
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6.6/10(8 votes)
#3 - Anthony Hopkins
S2:E138/31/2015
A look back at the life of Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins and featuring interviews conducted with the BBC over the course of his career.
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6.8/10(10 votes)
#4 - Christopher Lee
S2:E107/11/2015
A look back at the life and career of one of the greats of British cinema - Sir Christopher Lee. In BBC interviews conducted over six decades, Lee discusses his position as a legendary screen villain and talks about his major roles, from Count Dracula to Count Dooku.
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6.7/10(7 votes)
#5 - Sex Symbols
S2:E181/2/2016
Sylvia Syms looks at the handsome heroes, gorgeous heroines, pin-ups and bombshells who came to be known as cinema's greatest sex symbols, hearing from the stars themselves.
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6.9/10(11 votes)
#6 - Orson Welles
S1:E104/1/2013
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by the legendary Hollywood actor and director Orson Welles, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
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7.0/10(12 votes)
#7 - Hitchcock's Leading Actors
S2:E95/9/2015
To this day, Alfred Hitchcock is looked on as one of cinema's best and most influential directors. But how did the stars of his films finding working with the great man? To some he was 'the master', to others 'the manipulator'. Talking Pictures explores the relationship between Hitch and his leading actors, using rarely seen interviews of the man himself and a line-up that includes Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren, Joan Fontaine, Janet Leigh and Sean Connery.
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6.8/10(6 votes)
#8 - Richard Attenborough
S1:E215/3/2014
A look at the life and work of Richard Attenborough, with vintage interviews and classic archive clips illustrating a career that has made him one of British cinema's most popular and successful figures. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
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6.8/10(6 votes)
#9 - Musicals
S2:E128/29/2015
In this episode, Talking Pictures tells the story of the Hollywood musical, using interviews with stars from the genre's golden age, as well as some of the directors and songwriters who helped create them. Among the big names remembering their experiences are Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Julie Andrews, Rex Harrison, Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli and Judy Garland - and the films under discussion include some of the best-loved in cinema history: Singin' In the Rain, On the Town, My Fair Lady, Funny Girl and The Sound of Music.
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6.9/10(7 votes)
#10 - Deborah Kerr
S1:E225/10/2014
A look back at the career of British actress Deborah Kerr, with vintage television interviews and classic archive clips telling how she left Britain in the 1940s and became one of Hollywood's biggest stars.
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6.9/10(7 votes)
#11 - Dustin Hoffman
S5:E21/4/2024
Moments from interviews conducted on a range of BBC shows over the years help to tell the story of Dustin Hoffman, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, and his films.
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7.0/10(9 votes)
#12 - Albert Finney
S2:E42/28/2015
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by award-winning actor Albert Finney, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.
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7.0/10(5 votes)
#13 - Paul Newman
S1:E255/26/2014
An examination of the life of actor Paul Newman, using rarely seen interviews from the BBC archives to tell the story of a career that made him one of Hollywood's greatest superstars. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
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7.0/10(5 votes)
#14 - Hollywood's Great Directors
S2:E74/4/2015
A retrospective look at the careers of some of the greatest and most successful directors in movie history, talking about their favourite films, the stars they worked with and their sometimes difficult relationships with Hollywood's studio bosses. Features rarely seen interviews with a line-up of directing legends including names like John Ford, Frank Capra, Sidney Lumet, George Cukor, Billy Wilder and Cecil B Demille.
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7.1/10(7 votes)
#15 - Noel Coward
S2:E53/7/2015
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by award-winning actor Noel Coward, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.
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7.2/10(12 votes)
#16 - John Wayne
S1:E52/16/2013
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood legend John Wayne, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.
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7.2/10(11 votes)
#17 - Sean Connery
S1:E341/17/2015
A look at the life of Sean Connery, using rarely seen television interviews and classic archive clips to tell the story of his life and career.
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7.2/10(6 votes)
#18 - Omar Sharif
S2:E118/15/2015
A look back at the life of the actor Omar Sharif, who died in July 2015 at the age of 83. Using archive from his interviews with the BBC and featuring contributions from director David Lean, this episode explores Sharif's dramatic entrance into the film world of the 1960s with Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, sees him considering his reputation as a playboy, and examines how his passion for cards and gambling at one point threatened to eclipse his reputation as an actor.
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7.2/10(5 votes)
#19 - Gregory Peck
S1:E137/6/2013
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood icon Gregory Peck, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
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7.0/10(1 votes)
#20 - The Black Stars of Film
S2:E2111/12/2016
A retrospective look at some of the best-loved and most popular black stars to have graced cinema screens over the past seven decades, from Gone With the Wind right up to 12 Years a Slave. The programme examines how black actors' achievements have been recognised by the movie industry and the Oscars Academy, and explores Hollywood's complicated role in America's fight for civil rights - sometimes praised for championing black artists, often condemned for perpetuating racial stereotypes. Featuring rarely seen interviews with Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg and Halle Berry. Narrated by Don Warrington.
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7.3/10(9 votes)
#21 - Maggie Smith
S1:E319/20/2014
Sylvia Syms narrates a look at the life of one of Britain's best and best-loved actresses, with classic archive footage of her appearances on the BBC demonstrating that when it comes to movie stardom, there really is nothing like a dame.
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7.3/10(7 votes)
#22 - Barry Norman
S2:E3012/30/2017
Rory Bremner explores the BBC archives for an affectionate look back at the career of Barry Norman, who hosted the BBC's Film Review show for 26 years.
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7.3/10(6 votes)
#23 - Jane Fonda
S2:E2812/17/2017
As double-Oscar winner Jane Fonda approaches her 80th birthday, a look back at the life of one of Hollywood's most successful and controversial actresses.
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7.4/10(5 votes)
#24 - Shirley Maclaine
S1:E193/8/2014
A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by one of Hollywood's most outspoken stars, Shirley Maclaine, with interviews and clips capturing the milestones and highlights of her Oscar-winning career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.
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7.4/10(5 votes)
#25 - The Silence of the Lambs
S6:E28/21/2025
Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC archives on a forensic examination of one of cinema’s most frightening franchises, The Silence of the Lambs.
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