A French red and Bernard Cornwell’s latest Sharpe book… and possibly his last adventure with Richard Sharpe maybe. #thebookimreadingthedrinkimdrinking

Cecilia Giménez, Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jigsaw (1962) is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today at 6PM. Directed by Val Guest and starring Jack Warner and Ronald Lewis. Highly recommend! #BritNoir #FilmNoir

Treasury to cover Bayeux Tapestry for estimated £800m www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on beach: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A fascinating #BritNoir on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 10:25PM; Sapphire (1959), directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles, Orlando Martins, Fenella Fielding and the great Earl Cameron! #FilmNoir

Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

#BritNoir The Shop at Sly Corner (aka Code of Scotland Yard) is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social this morning at 10:05am. Directed by George King and starring Oskar Homolka, Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr. Keep an eye out for Diana Dors as well. #FilmNoir

The train departing platform #BBCTwo today at 3:30pm is Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951); it will be on #BBCiPlayer there after: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b... Also, we highly recommend Stephen Rebello's fantastic Criss-Cross book on the film. #FilmNoir

Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,’ Dies at 82 www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g...

Government considers advertising or subscription model for BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead in LA home www.bbc.com/news/article...

On @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social first thing tomorrow morning, 08:45am, Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) worth checking out.

You’d think someone from the Fallout production would’ve flagged it first off. Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes www.bbc.com/news/article...

Avatar composer reveals the secrets behind a soundtrack that took seven years to create www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Christmas starts… well… NOW! #RadioTimes

Hundreds of items taken in 'high-value' museum raid. #Bristol’s British Empire and Commonwealth Collection: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years www.bbc.com/news/article...

Maybe it’s a PR stunt with Paramount about to announce a Sex Pistols biopic? Paramount Pictures X Account Hacked to Read ‘Proud Arm of the Fascist Regime’: variety.com/2025/film/ne...

The preorders have been really good. But it’d be amazing if we could break records.

Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech? www.bbc.com/news/article...

British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Gloria Swanson in all her Technicolor glory for the opening screening of Swanson Melodrama double bill. Next up, #FilmNoir classic Sunset Boulevard (1950) around the 1:30pm. #SilentFilm with thanks to @filmhubsw.bsky.social and @20thcflicks.bsky.social! #Bristol #Melodrama

Failed Sarah Ferguson-backed app received £1m taxpayers' money www.bbc.com/news/article...

The saddest question you will hear this Christmas will be: “What party?!”

Russia bans Roblox over concerns about safety and extremist content www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hey #FilmNoir Fans! #Noirvember might be over; but @filmnoiruk.bsky.social are still here! So don't forget to join us this Saturday in #Bristol for a Gloria Swanson double bill with #SilentFilm Stage Struck (1925) + the new 4K restoration of Sunset Boulevard (1950): ti.to/film-noir-uk...

My clever friend Lynda Waterhouse is part of a team producing films for Southwark starring residents of Elephant and Castle talking about their childhoods and formative years in the borough. This is the latest.

Meanwhile… 'It's the golden age of spreadsheet geekery' #Excel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our annual #FilmNoir Christmas screening is back! Join us on Wednesday 17th December, 6PM for Marcel Bluwal’s Le Monte-charge (Paris Pick-up/ 1962) at #Bristol’s, @wshed.bsky.social. Christmas Eve in Paris! What could possibly go wrong?! Tickets now on sale: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1368...

The inspirational life and career of the founder of Talking Pictures TV #NoelCroninBEM Special Offer! Both the paperback version of Noel's book, 'Reel to Real - A Life in Film' and the audio book read by Noel himself! Just £20 with free UK P&P! buff.ly/Yl3ThPN

Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it’s off to Wareham I go!” Lineup for #SilentFilm Weekender here: www.therex.co.uk/whatson/sile...

Rose of Nevada in UK cinemas 24th April 2026 www.bfi.org.uk/news/mark-je...

Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45% www.bbc.com/news/article...

I always try and lineup a certain selection of films set around a theme/subject/franchise to watch over the Christmas hols. This year, I’m going back to RKO’s The Falcon series starring George Sanders, Tom Conway, John Calvert from 1941-1949. 16 titles in all me thinks.

Christie’s Opens Marquee Auction Week with Double-Header Sale Totaling $690 M. Amid Deep Bidding: www.artnews.com/art-news/mar...

The species at risk of extinction named in UK-first report: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of the great #FilmNoir classics is being screened on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today, 1:05pm. Get ready for one of our favs, Broderick Crawford, starring in Phil Karlson’s Scandel Sheet (1952). Some excellent cinematography by Burnett Guffey + love the artwork for this one. #Noirvember

If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch. We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Clive James passed away on this day in 2019. I highly recommend watching the fantastic (and very funny) Clive James… Postcard from Rome from 1990: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Another chance to see it again at 3:25pm today on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social! #BritNoir #FilmNoir

Why are people so surprised that #Wicked: For Good (2025) is bad…

Get ready for Laurence Harvey in #BritNoir heist film The Good Die Young (1954) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today at 2:25pm. Co-starring Gloria Grahame, Joan Collins, Stanley Baker and many more. Directed by the great Lewis Gilbert. #FilmNoir

Reform's ex-Wales leader read pro-Russia MP's 'script' in European Parliament, court told: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

#TheAshes #FilmNoir #Ashes2025 #Ashes

US stocks slide as Wall Street's AI jitters persist www.bbc.com/news/article...

COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out www.bbc.com/news/article...

#ASTERIX AND THE KINGDOM OF NUBIA: A NEW ADVENTURE IN THEATERS AT CHRISTMAS 2026: www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-d...