Talking Pictures (TV series)

Talking Pictures is an occasional BBC Two television series which examines the lives and careers of well-known actors, as well as exploring various cinematic themes and genres. Episodes largely comprise interview clips from the BBC archives and vary in length between 30 and 60 minutes. With just two exceptions, the first 66 episodes were narrated by actress Sylvia Syms (2013–2019),^[1] following which the role was taken over by Celia Imrie (2020 onwards).^[2] Only one film, On the Waterfront, has been the subject of an episode in its own right.^[3] Episode 64 is notable in that it did not cover an aspect of the film-making industry itself, but rather was a look back at the career of film critic and longtime presenter of the BBC Film... programme, Barry Norman, who had died earlier in 2017.^[4]^[5]

^ Bergan, Ronald (27 January 2023). "Sylvia Syms obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ "Talking Pictures, now narrated by Celia Imrie". United Voices. London. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "BBC Two - Talking Pictures, On the Waterfront". BBC.
^ Cite error: The named reference Barry1Norman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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[1] Bergan, Ronald (27 January 2023). "Sylvia Syms obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[2] "Talking Pictures, now narrated by Celia Imrie". United Voices. London. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[3] "BBC Two - Talking Pictures, On the Waterfront". BBC.

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