{"end_date": "2026-08-18", "name": "TalkingPictures", "info_url": "https://epg.pw/channels/12561/20260817.html", "country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", "description": null, "error_message": "", "provider": "SkyTV", "source_url": "https://epg.pw/api/epg.json?channel_id=12561&date=20260817&timezone=None", "epg_list": [{"desc": "Buckle up for a ride to the Southend Carnival in the 60s, it's up to God's Own Country in the 40s for 'We of the West Riding' and do you know the recipe for Puffy Cream to go with our Gypsy tarts? [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T00:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Footage Detectives"}, {"desc": "2000. Drama. Directed by Catherine Morshead. Stars Jenny Agutter & Richard Attenborough. Three children are forced to move to Yorkshire with their mother after their father is falsely imprisoned. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T01:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Railway Children"}, {"desc": "1955. Horror. Director: Val Guest. Stars Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner & Thora Hird. A manned rocket ship returns to Earth with two astronauts missing and the survivor incapable of communicating. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T03:05:00+00:00", "title": "The Quatermass Xperiment"}, {"desc": "1976. Comedy. Director Norman Cohen. Stars Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth & Liz Fraser. The misadventures of Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law when they set up a driving school business.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T04:45:00+00:00", "title": "Confessions of a Driving Instructor"}, {"desc": "A TOTP style TV Show for Heritage Artists based on the Heritage Chart which is voted on in over 80 countries. Songs you love from popular artists, live and on video with the odd interview.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T06:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read"}, {"desc": "1962. Crime drama directed by Montgomery Tully. An ex-con is the prime suspect when a series of murders occur under a full moon. Every victim is a blonde young woman. Starring David Sumner. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T07:35:00+00:00", "title": "Out of the Fog"}, {"desc": "1953. Thriller. Director Ida Lupino. Stars Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy & William Talman. Ray & Gilbert's fishing trip takes a turn when they pick up a hitch-hiker who turns out to be on the run. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T08:55:00+00:00", "title": "The Hitch-Hiker"}, {"desc": "Settle in for a wonderful performance of Baby Madison by The Milords.", "start_date": "2026-08-17T10:25:00+00:00", "title": "Cinebox Memories"}, {"desc": "Mr White's Christmas. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T10:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Rogues"}, {"desc": "Tables Turned. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Messengers are guarding the jewels, but loose talking allows Derwent to her about it; so, he plans to steal them! [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T11:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Adventures of Robin Hood"}, {"desc": "Indian Fighters. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Ronan O\u00bfCasey & Jane Griffiths. Tempest returns a famous Indian fighter to his hometown. Instead of a hero\u00bfs welcome, the fighter is charged with treason. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T12:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Buccaneers"}, {"desc": "Amazonian Adventure. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. Mike goes on a dangerous mission to South America using Supercar to locate a plant needed to save Mitch's life. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T12:30:00+00:00", "title": "Supercar"}, {"desc": "Blind Mans Bluff. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Eunice Gayson & John Bentley. Valerie Dyson is torn between the love she has for her husband and another man. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T13:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Vise"}, {"desc": "1951. Adventure. Stars George Montgomery, Rita Corday & Berry Kroeger. Set in 19th Century France, The country's conniving chief minister will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sword. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T13:35:00+00:00", "title": "The Sword of Monte Cristo"}, {"desc": "1950. Drama. Directed by Norman Foster. Stars Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe & Robert Keith. An eyewitness to a murder is pursued by his wife, the police and the killer around San Francisco. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T15:10:00+00:00", "title": "Woman On The Run"}, {"desc": "1957. The Tyburn Case. Director: David Paltenghi. Stars John Warwick, Patricia Marmont and Howard Marion Crawford. Supt. Reynolds suspects a lawyer drowned a widow for the insurance money. (S1, E24)", "start_date": "2026-08-17T16:45:00+00:00", "title": "Scotland Yard"}, {"desc": "Quiet as the Grave. 1974. Stars John Junkin, Norman Rossington & John Challis. Sunday night duty is traditionally quiet but on this occasion it's too quiet for Miller's comfort... [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T17:30:00+00:00", "title": "Z-Cars"}, {"desc": "1963. Featuring music from the likes of Kenny Ball, Gene Vincent and Heinz. A pop film classic from the golden era. Dave (David Hemmings) and his mates are GPO riders who dream of becoming stars. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T18:35:00+00:00", "title": "Live It Up"}, {"desc": "The Castle of Prince Otto. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh & Walter Gotell. Prince Otto's castle blocks the Crusaders' path, and he demands ransom money to let them pass, but Richard has a plan. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T20:00:00+00:00", "title": "Richard the Lionheart"}, {"desc": "1948. Drama. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Jean Kent, Bonar Colleano, Albert Lieven & David Tomlinson. Agents break into an embassy in Paris to steal a diary filled with political secrets. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T20:35:00+00:00", "title": "Sleeping Car To Trieste"}, {"desc": "Discovering Film team Ian Nathan, Neil Norman & Stephen Armstrong meet to select their favourite Westerns of all time. These legendary film critics and writers discuss the merits of 25 films. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-17T22:30:00+00:00", "title": "Discovering Westerns"}, {"desc": "1960. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims & Fenella Fielding. Richard Hare's love life has as many ups and downs, as does his career. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T00:00:00+00:00", "title": "Doctor In Love"}, {"desc": "Mike & Noel head to 1970s London to join the River Patrol, then march back to wartime Edinburgh with a remarkable reel & is that Leslie Phillips in Sherwood Forest? All will be revealed. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T02:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Footage Detectives"}, {"desc": "Maigret and the Spinster. 1994. Stars Bruno Cremer, Claude Pi\u00e9plu & Annick Alane. No one believes C\u00e9cile's stories of a midnight intruder until the young woman and her aunt are found dead. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T03:00:00+00:00", "title": "Maigret"}, {"desc": "1958. War. Director: Carol Reed. Stars William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard. A tugboat captain working off the coast of England finds comfort in the arms of the caring and beautiful Stella. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T04:50:00+00:00", "title": "The Key"}, {"desc": "1960. Drama. Director: Jean-Luc Godard. Stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg & Jean-Luc Godard. A small-time crook attempts to persuade a student to run away with him to Italy. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T07:25:00+00:00", "title": "Breathless"}, {"desc": "1980. Sci-Fi. A team investigates the mysterious deaths of two previous expeditioners to a strategically important part of a barren world. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T09:15:00+00:00", "title": "The Killings At Outpost Zeta"}, {"desc": "Let's take a trip to the track as we travel to Le Mans in 1956 to get a glimpse of the world famous car race.", "start_date": "2026-08-18T11:05:00+00:00", "title": "Le Mans Car Racing 1956"}, {"desc": "Food on the Table. 1958. Stars Boris Karloff, Kay Stewart & Tudor Owen. A sea captain is trapped in a loveless marriage and plots to kill his wife to be with another woman. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T11:25:00+00:00", "title": "The Veil"}, {"desc": "The Vulcan Affair. 1964. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. Agent Napoleon Solo is assigned to foil an assassination plot and recruits Vulcan's old flame as part of his plan. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T12:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Man from U.N.C.L.E"}, {"desc": "1951. Drama. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Avis Scott, Patrick Barr & Robert Ayres. Following a riding accident, a countryman spends his final days arranging the future security of his family. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T13:00:00+00:00", "title": "To Have And To Hold"}, {"desc": "1949. Drama. Directed by Gordon Parry. Stars Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke & Kathleen Harrison. Prison drama about a variety of criminals and their life behind bars in post-war Britain. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T14:15:00+00:00", "title": "Now Barabbas Was a Robber"}, {"desc": "Comedy. Director: David Paltenghi. Stars Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn & Thora Hird. Two football loving railway workers get into trouble after racing their engine home to get to a match on time. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T16:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Love Match"}, {"desc": "1946. Drama. Director: Lewis Milestone. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott & Kirk Douglas. The relationships formed in childhood by three friends lead to murder and obsessive love. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T17:45:00+00:00", "title": "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers"}, {"desc": "The Surgeon. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Seriously wounded, Tell is taken to the home of a Swiss surgeon. To throw Gessler off their trail. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T20:00:00+00:00", "title": "William Tell"}, {"desc": "1947. Thriller. Director: Sidney Gilliat. Stars Trevor Howard, Sally Gray & Rosamund John. Against a background of bombing raids, a series of murders take place in a hospital during WW2. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T20:35:00+00:00", "title": "Green For Danger"}, {"desc": "Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout late August. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T22:25:00+00:00", "title": "What's On TPTV With Noel"}, {"desc": "1955. Drama. Director: Jack Clayton. Stars David Kossoff & Alfie Bass. A man's only desire is to have an overcoat, but dies of hypothermia and returns as a ghost demanding his friend steal him one [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T22:35:00+00:00", "title": "Bespoke Overcoat"}, {"desc": "1943. Drama. Directed by Leslie Howard. Stars Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Lilli Palmer, Rosamund John & Joan Greenwood. During WW2, seven women find themselves in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. [S]", "start_date": "2026-08-18T23:20:00+00:00", "title": "The Gentle Sex"}], "offset": "+00:00", "timezone": "UTC", "error_code": -1, "start_date": "2026-08-17", "icon": ""}