Talking Pictures

2013
6 Seasons
87 Episodes
5.8 (5)
Returning Series

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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Seasons

6 5 4 3 2 1

4. Psycho

December 11, 2025

Celia Imrie takes a journey in the BBC’s archives to tell the story of one of the most acclaimed films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking 1960 horror, Psycho.

3. The Godfather Trilogy

August 28, 2025

Celia Imrie explores the story behind Francis Ford Coppola’s acclaimed Godfather series, featuring insights from cast members Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Coppola himself.

2. The Silence of the Lambs

August 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.

1. Spartacus

June 05, 2025

Celia Imrie tells the story of the 1960 epic Spartacus, starring Kirk Douglas, revealing how the film, which was then the most expensive of all time, made it onto the big screen.