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Talking Pictures Season 1 Episodes

34 Episodes 2013 - 2015

Episode 1

Bette Davis: Talking Pictures

Some of Hollywood legend Bette Davis' television appearances and interviews are looked back upon. She talks of her life and career.

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Episode 2

John Mills: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by the Oscar-winning actor Sir John Mills, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 3

David Niven: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by the Oscar-winning actor David Niven, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 4

Gene Kelly: Talking Pictures

36 mins

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by the legendary Hollywood actor and dancer Gene Kelly, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 5

John Wayne: Talking Pictures

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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Episode 6

Tony Curtis: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood icon Tony Curtis, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 7

Dirk Bogarde: Talking Pictures

A look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood legend Dirk Bogarde, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 8

James Stewart: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar-winning actor James Stewart, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 9

Lauren Bacall: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall, following the changes and highlights of her life and career.

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Episode 10

Orson Welles: Talking Pictures

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.

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Episode 11

Ingrid Bergman: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood icon Ingrid Bergman, capturing the milestones and highlights of her life and career.

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Episode 12

Alec Guinness: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar-winning actor Alec Guinness, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 13

Gregory Peck: Talking Pictures

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.

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Episode 14

James Mason: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar-nominated Hollywood star James Mason, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 15

Charlton Heston: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar winning Hollywood actor Charlton Heston, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 16

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers: Talking Pictures

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by legendary Hollywood double act Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, capturing the milestones and highlights of their lives and careers.

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Episode 17

Richard Burton

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar-nominated Hollywood icon Richard Burton, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 18

Alfred Hitchcock

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by iconic Hollywood director Alfred Hitchcock, reflecting on the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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Episode 19

Shirley MacLaine

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.

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Episode 20

Joan Fontaine: Talking Pictures

A look at the life of Joan Fontaine, one of Britain's best-loved actresses, using rarely seen archive footage of her BBC appearances to tell the story of her Oscar-winning career.

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Episode 21

Richard Attenborough: Talking Pictures

A look at the life and work of the late 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.

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Episode 22

Deborah Kerr

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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Episode 23

Laurence Olivier: Talking Pictures

Sylvia Syms looks back on the life of Laurence Olivier, perhaps Britain's greatest actor, using rare material from the BBC archives to tell the story of his extraordinarily distinguished career.

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Episode 24

Sophia Loren

An examination of the life and career of one of cinema's most glamorous stars, Sophia Loren, with rarely seen archive material telling the story of her hugely successful career.

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Episode 25

Paul Newman

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.

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Episode 26

Robert Mitchum

The life and career of one of Hollywood's original bad boys, Robert Mitchum, is examined using archive footage of his appearances on the BBC that illustrate why he was a favourite of film fans, and an interviewer's nightmare.

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Episode 27

Peter O'Toole

A look at the life of the Lawrence of Arabia star and legendary hellraiser Peter O'Toole, with rarely seen archive footage of his appearances on the BBC, exploring the story of his colourful career.

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Episode 28

Robert Redford: Talking Pictures

The career of Robert Redford, one of the big screen's greatest heartthrobs, is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, with rarely seen interviews showing that he was always much more than just a pin-up.

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Episode 29

David Lean

A compilation of rarely seen interviews and archive footage tells the story of movie-master David Lean, whose drive and genius made him one of Britain's greatest-ever film directors.

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Episode 30

Judi Dench

Sylvia Syms presents rarely seen footage from the BBC archives that explores the life and career of one of Britain's best-loved actors, Judi Dench.

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Episode 31

Maggie Smith

38 mins

Rarely seen footage from the BBC archives of various interviews with one of Britain's best-loved actresses, Maggie Smith. She talks of her life and career.

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Episode 32

Julie Andrews

A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Mary Poppins and Sound of Music star Julie Andrews, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of her life and career.

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Episode 33

Michael Caine

A look at the life of acting legend Michael Caine, using rarely seen television interviews and classic archive clips to tell the story of one Britain's most successful actors.

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Episode 34

Sean Connery: Talking Pictures

47 mins

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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