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The Worst Episodes of Talking Pictures

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

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    #1 - Lauren Bacall

    S1:E9

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall, following the changes and highlights of her life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - James Mason

    S1:E14

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar nominated Hollywood star James Mason, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Charlton Heston

    S1:E15

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar winning Hollywood actor Charlton Heston, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Joan Fontaine

    S1:E20

    A look at the life of Joan Fontaine, one of Britain's best-loved actresses, using rarely seen archive footage of her BBC appearances to tell the story of her Oscar-winning career.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Sophia Loren

    S1:E24

    An examination of the life and career of one of cinema's most glamorous stars, Sophia Loren, with rarely seen archive material telling the story of her hugely successful career.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Robert Mitchum

    S1:E26

    The life and career of one of Hollywood's original bad boys, Robert Mitchum, is examined using archive footage of his appearances on the BBC that illustrate why he was a favourite of film fans, and an interviewer's nightmare.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Peter O'Toole

    S1:E27

    A look at the life of the Lawrence of Arabia star and legendary hell-raiser, Peter O'Toole, with rarely seen archive footage of his appearances on the BBC, exploring the story of his colourful career.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - Robert Redford

    S1:E28

    The career of Robert Redford, one of the big screen's greatest heartthrobs, is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, with rarely-seen interviews showing that he was always much more than just a pin-up. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - David Lean

    S1:E29

    A compilation of rarely seen interviews and archive footage tells the story of movie-master David Lean, whose drive and genius made him one of Britain's greatest-ever film directors.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Judi Dench

    S1:E30

    Sylvia Syms presents rarely seen footage from the BBC archives that explores the life and career of one of Britain's best-loved actors, Dame Judi Dench.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - Julie Andrews

    S1:E32

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Mary Poppins and Sound of Music star Julie Andrews, with interviews from the archive and classic clips.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Jack Lemmon

    S2:E1

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Some Like It Hot and Days of Wine and Roses star Jack Lemmon, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Shelley Winters

    S2:E2

    A look at television appearances made over the years by Oscar-winning actress Shelley Winters, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of her life and career.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - On the Waterfront

    S2:E3

    Sixty years after its original release, Talking Pictures examines On the Waterfront, one of the greatest films in US cinema history. Archive interviews with the director, writer and cast members, including Marlon Brando, reveal how behind its success lies a story of betrayal and resentment, born from America's anti-communist fervour of the 1950s

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Kenneth More

    S2:E6

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by BAFTA-winning actor Kenneth More, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - Richard Harris

    S2:E8

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by Richard Harris, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Omar Sharif

    S2:E11

    A look back at the life of the actor Omar Sharif, who died in July 2015 at the age of 83. Using archive from his interviews with the BBC and featuring contributions from director David Lean, this episode explores Sharif's dramatic entrance into the film world of the 1960s with Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, sees him considering his reputation as a playboy, and examines how his passion for cards and gambling at one point threatened to eclipse his reputation as an actor.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - John Huston

    S2:E14

    A retrospective look at television appearances made over the years by actor and director John Huston, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - Hollywood Actresses

    S2:E15

    Sylvia Syms looks back on the legendary leading ladies of Hollywood - the glamorous and often powerful stars who helped define what it was to be a woman in cinema's golden age. Featuring Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Doris Day, the programme uses rarely seen archive and interviews to examine the relationships these great stars had with audiences, studio bosses - and sometimes with each other.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #20 - Child Stars

    S2:E17

    With classic interviews and rarely seen archive footage, Sylvia Syms examines the world of the big screen's smallest stars - the child actors. Featuring Shirley Temple, Hayley Mills, Jack Wild, Macaulay Culkin, Christian Bale, Jodie Foster and the stars of the Harry Potter films, the programme looks at their different careers and explores how these young talents fared once they had all grown up.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - War Films

    S2:E19

    A look back at the great British war films that boosted the nation's morale in the postwar years and launched the careers of some of our best-loved actors and directors.

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    #22 - Bing Crosby

    S2:E20

    A look at TV appearances made over the years by Bing Crosby, with interviews from the archive and classic clips capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - The Black Stars of Film

    S2:E21

    A retrospective look at some of the best-loved and most popular black stars to have graced cinema screens over the past seven decades, from Gone With the Wind right up to 12 Years a Slave. The programme examines how black actors' achievements have been recognised by the movie industry and the Oscars Academy, and explores Hollywood's complicated role in America's fight for civil rights - sometimes praised for championing black artists, often condemned for perpetuating racial stereotypes. Featuring rarely seen interviews with Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg and Halle Berry. Narrated by Don Warrington.

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    #24 - Alan Rickman

    S2:E22

    A look back at the life and work of Alan Rickman, one of Britain's best-loved actors, who died in January 2016. We hear from the man himself, talking at different key stages of his career in several rarely seen interviews. The conversations, filled with insight and anecdotes, reveal how one of the leading lights of British theatre found movie stardom with Die Hard, and take us through all his favourite film roles, including his special part in the phenomenon that is the Harry Potter franchise.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - Debbie Reynolds

    S2:E23

    A look back at the life of the actress Debbie Reynolds - one of the best-loved stars of Hollywood's golden age, who died in December 2016. In a selection of rarely-seen interviews, we find Debbie discussing her favourite film roles, including her career-making appearance in Singin' in the Rain. She also talks about her husband Eddie Fisher leaving her for Elizabeth Taylor and the ensuing scandal that rocked Hollywood, and discusses life as Princess Leia's mum and her relationship with her daughter Carrie Fisher, who also passed away in December 2016, just one day before Debbie's own death.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Lauren Bacall" is the worst rated episode of "Talking Pictures". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/29/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "James Mason".