Is Talking Pictures coming back?
Talking Pictures (2013–present) on BBC Four
The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 31, 2025, no return date announced yet.
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About Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures's return is unconfirmed. The show last aired its most recent episode on December 31, 2025, and there is no scheduled date for a new season.
Talking Pictures is a documentary series that originally premiered on January 5, 2013, on BBC Four. The series takes a look back at TV and movie appearances by legends of the silver screen, providing viewers with insights into the careers of notable film and television actors. It has covered a wide range of iconic figures and moments in entertainment history over its multiple seasons.
The show features narration by Celia Imrie, Sylvia Syms, and Don Warrington. It aired three seasons, with the most recent season concluding on December 31, 2025. Each episode has a runtime of approximately 40 minutes.
Talking Pictures episode schedule
84 aired
Aired · 84
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | S3·E5 | Jaws |
| December 11, 2025 | S3·E4 | Psycho |
| August 28, 2025 | S3·E3 | The Godfather Trilogy |
| August 21, 2025 | S3·E2 | The Silence of the Lambs |
| June 5, 2025 | S3·E1 | Spartacus |
| January 4, 2024 | S2·E45 | Dustin Hoffman |
| December 30, 2023 | S2·E44 | Glenda Jackson |
| May 7, 2022 | S2·E43 | Meryl Streep |
| April 3, 2022 | S2·E42 | Perfect Partners |
| September 4, 2021 | S2·E41 | Film's Family Favourites |
| June 12, 2021 | S2·E40 | Marvellous Musicals |
| May 30, 2021 | S2·E39 | War Stories |
| January 1, 2021 | S2·E38 | Dames |
| December 28, 2020 | S2·E37 | Agatha Christie |
| December 6, 2020 | S2·E36 | Christmas Classics |
| May 23, 2020 | S2·E35 | Joan Collins |
| April 4, 2020 | S2·E34 | 70s Legends |
| February 15, 2020 | S2·E33 | Rom Coms |
| September 15, 2019 | S2·E32 | Westerns |
| March 30, 2018 | S2·E31 | Epics |
| December 30, 2017 | S2·E30 | Barry Norman |
| December 23, 2017 | S2·E29 | Bette and Joan |
| December 17, 2017 | S2·E28 | Jane Fonda |
| December 16, 2017 | S2·E27 | Roger Moore |
| October 28, 2017 | S2·E26 | Harry Potter |
| April 29, 2017 | S2·E25 | 60s Icons |
| February 18, 2017 | S2·E24 | John Hurt |
| January 21, 2017 | S2·E23 | Debbie Reynolds |
| January 1, 2017 | S2·E22 | Alan Rickman |
| November 12, 2016 | S2·E21 | The Black Stars of Film |
Show 54 earlier episodes
| August 27, 2016 | S2·E20 | Bing Crosby |
| March 26, 2016 | S2·E19 | War Films |
| January 2, 2016 | S2·E18 | Sex Symbols |
| November 21, 2015 | S2·E17 | Child Stars |
| October 31, 2015 | S2·E16 | Great British Comedies |
| October 24, 2015 | S2·E15 | Hollywood Actresses |
| October 17, 2015 | S2·E14 | John Huston |
| August 31, 2015 | S2·E13 | Anthony Hopkins |
| August 29, 2015 | S2·E12 | Musicals |
| August 15, 2015 | S2·E11 | Omar Sharif |
| July 11, 2015 | S2·E10 | Christopher Lee |
| May 9, 2015 | S2·E9 | Hitchcock's Leading Actors |
| April 25, 2015 | S2·E8 | Richard Harris |
| April 4, 2015 | S2·E7 | Hollywood's Great Directors |
| March 14, 2015 | S2·E6 | Kenneth More |
| March 7, 2015 | S2·E5 | Noel Coward |
| February 28, 2015 | S2·E4 | Albert Finney |
| February 21, 2015 | S2·E3 | On the Waterfront |
| February 14, 2015 | S2·E2 | Shelley Winters |
| February 7, 2015 | S2·E1 | Jack Lemmon |
| January 17, 2015 | S1·E34 | Sean Connery |
| January 10, 2015 | S1·E33 | Michael Caine |
| December 28, 2014 | S1·E32 | Julie Andrews |
| September 20, 2014 | S1·E31 | Maggie Smith |
| September 13, 2014 | S1·E30 | Judi Dench |
| August 23, 2014 | S1·E29 | David Lean |
| August 2, 2014 | S1·E28 | Robert Redford |
| July 19, 2014 | S1·E27 | Peter O'Toole |
| May 31, 2014 | S1·E26 | Robert Mitchum |
| May 26, 2014 | S1·E25 | Paul Newman |
| May 24, 2014 | S1·E24 | Sophia Loren |
| May 17, 2014 | S1·E23 | Laurence Olivier |
| May 10, 2014 | S1·E22 | Deborah Kerr |
| May 3, 2014 | S1·E21 | Richard Attenborough |
| April 12, 2014 | S1·E20 | Joan Fontaine |
| March 8, 2014 | S1·E19 | Shirley Maclaine |
| March 1, 2014 | S1·E18 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| November 2, 2013 | S1·E17 | Richard Burton |
| October 12, 2013 | S1·E16 | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
| August 26, 2013 | S1·E15 | Charlton Heston |
| August 3, 2013 | S1·E14 | James Mason |
| July 6, 2013 | S1·E13 | Gregory Peck |
| May 11, 2013 | S1·E12 | Alec Guinness |
| April 27, 2013 | S1·E11 | Ingrid Bergman |
| April 1, 2013 | S1·E10 | Orson Welles |
| March 29, 2013 | S1·E9 | Lauren Bacall |
| March 9, 2013 | S1·E8 | James Stewart |
| March 2, 2013 | S1·E7 | Dirk Bogarde |
| February 23, 2013 | S1·E6 | Tony Curtis |
| February 16, 2013 | S1·E5 | John Wayne |
| February 2, 2013 | S1·E4 | Gene Kelly |
| January 19, 2013 | S1·E3 | David Niven |
| January 12, 2013 | S1·E2 | John Mills |
| January 5, 2013 | S1·E1 | Bette Davis |
