Comedy icons #LaurelAndHardy are back on #TPTV from June 6th! We’re showing some of their most iconic films and an ultra-rare short including: 'Brats', 'Busy Bodies', 'Murder Case', 'Below Zero' & 'The Magicians' to celebrate 100 years since the duo signed their first contracts with Hal Roach.

Getting the cake ready for Tuesday, when we celebrate 11 years of broadcasting for all our lovely viewers! #TalkingPicturesTV

A Silent Film double bill about Showbiz! King Vidor’s SHOW PEOPLE (1928) & a rarely screened early film from director Frank Capra, THE MATINEE IDOL (1928) screen in 35mm next weekend, Saturday & Sunday, May 23rd & 24th. Tickets: buff.ly/pdyTaEc

I did some writing! It was fun to revisit ‘Invaders from Mars’ (1953) for the BFI’S upcoming extras-stacked 4K UHD Blu-ray release – out tomorrow.

The great irony of the Welsh success of Reform, run by millionaire ex-public schoolboys, is that one the greatest Welshmen, & founder of the NHS, warned of this “How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies whole art of Tory politics” Aneurin Bevan

Join me on Monday 15 June at BFI Southbank in London, where I’ll be talking about my book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’, at the wonderful BFI Reuben Library. Tickets available now.

At #BFI Southbank today for Hunted on #35mm. Dirk Bogarde stars in this terrific man on the run thriller, hiding in the noirish shadows of postwar London & the Scottish Highlands, with kidnapped child in tow. Screening again with Humphrey Jennings’ A Diary for Timothy on 11 May. #filmsky

HMS Victory at Portsmouth this afternoon.

50 years ago today, we lost comedy legend, Sidney James. His films and TV shows are still enjoyed around the world, continuing to make us laugh and remains as popular today as he was 50 years ago.

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Discover the weird and wonderful fantasy cinema of Aleksandr Rou. Watch ‘The Magic Weaver’ (USSR, 1959) with subs: youtube.com/watch?v=EfYy_FPrRjk. Then read more about it in my new book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’: intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-aleksandr-rou

8pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social From 1976, s1 Ep 5 #Drama 📺 “THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET” - “A Bed of Roses ” directed by Bill Bain & written by John Hawkesworth 🌟 Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove, John Cater, Richard Vernon, John Welsh, Belinda Carroll, Victoria Plucknett

A pair of pre-code gems from director William Beaudine! THREE WISE GIRLS (1932) screens at 7:00pm tonight, Saturday April 18th, with MEN IN HER LIFE (1931) at 8:40pm. Stunning 35mm archive prints of both! Final showings!

Pubs of Scotland: Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden in the Laurieston Bar, Glasgow in 2019.

Me, outside Salisbury cathedral, somewhere in Englandshire.

Love this time of year...when we get the pink snow.

Another piece for the BFI, this time on costume design 🎭

"King of the Underworld", the film @vicpratt.bsky.social discusses in this month's show, is actually 3 episodes of an old TV series “Inspector Morley, Late of Scotland Yard” stitched together. Each story ends abruptly. This is the end scene from story 1, cut out when the film was put together 📽️ 1/3

Hear Soho Bites episode 51 in full 📽️

If you're hungry for a bit of Tod, this box set from @indicator.bsky.social is worth investing in.

Soho Bites episode 51 landed today - @vicpratt.bsky.social from the #BFI discusses a clunky old crime drama, “King of the Underworld” (1952) starring #TodSlaughter and Aidan McManus from @portobelloradio.com talks about a real life king of the underworld, #BernieSilver 📽️

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Heavily in debt, Louisa lands herself in hospital after collapsing with exhaustion. Premiere: THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET (1976) 8pm #GemmaJones #ChristopherCazenove #JohnCater 'The Bargain' #TPTVsubtitles

Happy 60th Birthday, Lisa Stansfield 🎂🎈 Forever a jam... 🗣Been around the world and I-I-I-I, I can't find my baby....

Somewhere on earth. Good morning

Discover the fantasy and fairy-tale movies of Aleksandr Rou. ‘New Adventures of Puss in Boots’ (USSR, 1958). Read more in my book ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’, in paperback April 2026. intellectbooks.com/the-films-of-aleksandr-rou #fantasy #fairytale #SovietCinema

Friend of the show, the brilliant #DavidMcGillivray has a new YouTube series "My Fleapit, My Palace" from @severinfilms.bsky.social - brilliant, entertaining and informative, it's a must see for all Soho cinema buffs (@nigelcsmith.bsky.social for example!)

We have a few lined up and don't forget the regular French series every Tuesday ay 9pm Murders In...

8pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social From 1976, s1 Ep 3 #Drama 📺 “THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET” - “A Nice Class of Premises” directed by Bill Bain & written by David Butler 🌟 Gemma Jones, Donald Burton, Kate Lansbury, Sammie Winmill, Michael Culver, Mary MacLeod, Victoria Plucknett

Out in paperback this month: My book, ‘The Films of Aleksandr Rou: Father of Soviet Fairy-Tale Cinema’. Use code INTELLECT30 for a 30% discount on pre-orders direct from Intellect (UK) bit.ly/3Qj9Q2E or Chicago University Press (US) bit.ly/47HqU8F. #AleksandrRou #АлександрРоу

I would like you to join me in taking a breather. ✨A break from doom scrolling, if you will✨ This video is too long so I just included the best part…when Robert Plant cries,I cry 🥹 Heart’s tribute to Led Zeppelin ft. John Bonham’s son on drums.

This BBC News Online piece will be the most effective publicity my new documentary about Flight into Danger gets. So if you have enjoyed the programme, think you may enjoy it, or are just a kind soul, if you could please share this anywhere you think it may be worth sharing, I'd be very grateful!

music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXBi... Seemed like the right day to share this.

I surely did enjoy contributing to this quirky story of TV and film history (don't call me Shirley) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Astrud Gilberto was a housewife in 1964 when saxophonist Stan Getz decided he wanted his hit “Girl From Ipanema” to be sung in English — something her husband, Joao, who sang the original track, couldn’t do. Sold 2 million copies. Born today in 1940. 💕

💜 Love Shack The B-52's youtu.be/9SOryJvTAGs?... 🎧

Louisa catches the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying Augustus Trotter... 8pm Premiere: THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET (1976) starring #GemmaJones in 'Honour and Obey' #TPTVsubtitles

30 minute klaxon to Episode One of THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET (1976) at 8pm #TPTVsubtitles

Channel Premiere Series! THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET (1976) 8pm #TPTVsubtitles Episode One: 'A Present Sovereign' starring #GemmaJones with #ChristopherCazanove #DonaldBurton

8pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social From 1976, s1 Ep 1 #Drama 📺 “THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET” - “A Present Sovereign” directed by Bill Bain & written by John Hawkesworth 🌟 Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Donald Burton, Bryan Coleman, Roger Hammond, Doreen Mantle, June Brown

Tomorrow! Channel Premiere Series begins Saturday 21st March, 8pm #GemmaJones is THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET (1976-77) featuring #JohnWelsh #VictoriaPlucknett #RichardVernon #JohnCater classic drama #TPTVsubtitles

Ireland’s one of my favorite countries, absolutely love it. I still have much to explore but here’s a post on one of my favorite cities in Ireland, Kilkenny: 🍀 🐑 🇮🇪 itravelforthestars.com/kilkenny-tra...

Some records stop being songs and turn into house rules. I grew up with a mom who kept this jam on repeat. What keeps pulling peeps out seats since ‘79 is the promise inside it. That folks decide the road ahead belongs to them. That kind of momentum earns airtime.

Here's a rare treat. A behind the scenes documentary about the making of The Offence, with director Sidney Lumet taking Sean Connery through his paces in rehearsal. Absolutely fascinating www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAEL...

Bafta Film Awards tomorrow

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Sometimes...the underdog wins.

The two best words in the English language: free pie 🥧