What's on Talking Pictures TV Tonight

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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          The Footage Detectives
        
      The Detectives take a spin along Britain's roads before the invention of the Motorway, they celebrate a century of Elstree Studios & and a young Michael Caine is spotted in a TPTV favourite.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Maigret
        
      The Reluctant Witness. 1993. Stars Bruno Cremer, Denise Chalem & Christiane Cohendy. A call comes in about a murder in the house of Lachaume, but no one in the family is willing to talk.

      
        9:50 PM
        
          Lost Command
        
      1966. Action. Director: Mark Robson. Stars Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon & George Segal. French Army colonel Raspeguy leads his paratroopers into battle against the Communist Viet Minh in Indochina.

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Yesterday Today Tue 28 Jul

Talking Pictures TV Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 1:40 AM (1:40 AM UK Time )

1:40 AM

The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read — 01:40

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.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

2:45 AM

Turn of Fate — 02:45

Circumstantial. 1957. Stars David Niven, Angie Dickinson & Whit Bissell. A prominent lawyer is arrested for murder, however as there is no body, is it circumstantial?

Runtime: 30 min

3:15 AM

Birmingham & The Road Patrol Bikes — 03:15

Glimpses: 1950s. We start in Birmingham at the famous BSA factory where we follow the annual Road Patrol. Marvel at their side chassis and box carriers and follow them to Exeter, Abroath & Belfast.

Runtime: 15 min

3:30 AM

The Rogues — 03:30

Our Men in Marawat. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen.

Runtime: 1 hr

4:30 AM

The Adventures of Robin Hood — 04:30

The Byzantine Treasure. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Discovering King John's mothers stolen money, Robin embarks to return it in a potentially dangerous mission.

Runtime: 30 min

5:00 AM

The Buccaneers — 05:00

Dan Tempest Holds An Auction. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Ballard Berkeley & Bernard Brown. Tempest takes a solo trip to Charleston, where he hopes to sell an abundance of cargo for a fair fee.

Runtime: 30 min

5:30 AM

Supercar — 05:30

False Alarm. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. The Supercar team receives a distress call instigated by Masterspy to rescue two geologists trapped in the mountains.

Runtime: 30 min

6:00 AM

The Vise — 06:00

The Count of Twelve. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, John Longden & Genine Graham. Harry Bancroft loses a fortune. An article exposes Graves insider trading, and he starts to receive threatening letters.

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 AM

Account Rendered — 06:30

1957. Thriller. Directed by Peter Graham Scott. Stars Honor Blackman, Griffith Jones & Ursula Howells. When a wealthy banker's wife is found murdered, the police find many suspects with a motive.

Runtime: 1 hr 15 min

7:45 AM

The Breaking Point — 07:45

1961. The nephew of a printer gets involved with foreign spies' intent on making counterfeit money. Stars Peter Reynolds & Dermot Walsh.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

8:55 AM

Do You Know This Voice? — 08:55

1964. Drama. Directed by Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford & Peter Madden. In this great murder mystery, the only clue to the killer's identity is his shoes!

Runtime: 1 hr 35 min

10:30 AM

Z-Cars — 10:30

Family. 1974. Stars David Jackson, Maryann Turner & Kenneth Colley. Susan wants her father back inside and uses two men to help her. One of them is Quilley, but he accidently ruins Skinner's work.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:30 AM

Star Performance: The Deceiving Eye — 11:30

1955. Drama. Director: Alvin Ganzer. Stars Frank Lovejoy & Ann Robinson. A professor works with the police to prove that eyewitnesses can't be trusted, but things take an unexpected turn.

Runtime: 30 min

12:00 PM

Railway Murders — 12:00

The Guardsman. 2021. Stars Nicholas Day, Judith Rowbotham & Alan Moss. 28 year old Geoffrey Charles Dean was murdered by a railway fireman who stole £160 from the railway booking office.

Runtime: 1 hr

1:00 PM

Richard the Lionheart — 13:00

The Saracen Physician. 1962. Stars Dermot Walsh & Peter Elliott. Unwell with fever, Richard is attended by a physician who, unknown to his friends, is in the pay of Saladin - Richard's enemy.

Runtime: 30 min

1:30 PM

The Spaniard's Curse — 13:30

1958. Thriller. Director: Ralph Kemplen. Stars Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern & Susan Beaumont. A man of Spanish heritage is convicted of murder & places a curse on the judge & jury.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

3:00 PM

Look At Life Let's Go Dancing — 15:00

1959. A look into different styles of dancing and how they have changed. Also, a look at the ballroom championships, showing that, there indeed, is a dance for everybody.

Runtime: 15 min

3:15 PM

Assignment K — 15:15

1968. Thriller. Directed by Val Guest. Stars Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv & Michael Redgrave. A toy manufacturer, who doubles as a British Intelligence Agent, becomes entangled with European spies.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 min

5:10 PM

Cinebox Memories — 17:10

In this wonderful music video, Terrie Lomas sings the sensational hit Like I Do.

Runtime: 5 min

5:15 PM

Arsenal Stadium Mystery — 17:15

1939. Mystery. Director: Thorold Dickinson. Stars Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean. Poison, death and mystery set at the Arsenal Stadium. Detective Slade is called to solve the crime.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

7:00 PM

The Footage Detectives — 19:00

The Detectives take a spin along Britain's roads before the invention of the Motorway, they celebrate a century of Elstree Studios & and a young Michael Caine is spotted in a TPTV favourite.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

Maigret — 20:00

The Reluctant Witness. 1993. Stars Bruno Cremer, Denise Chalem & Christiane Cohendy. A call comes in about a murder in the house of Lachaume, but no one in the family is willing to talk.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 min

9:50 PM

Lost Command — 21:50

1966. Action. Director: Mark Robson. Stars Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon & George Segal. French Army colonel Raspeguy leads his paratroopers into battle against the Communist Viet Minh in Indochina.

Runtime: 2 hr 35 min

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Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on Talking Pictures TV — 28 July 2026

12:25 AM

The Lawless Years

The Maxie Gorman Story. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Robert H. Harris & Terence de Marney. Two men join forces to get into the bootlegging business but one man does not want to split the profits.
12:55 AM

Murders In...

Murders in Maussane - Crime dans les Alpilles. 2017. Director: Eric Duret. Stars Florence Pernel & Vincent Winterhalter. Police are investigating the murder of Caroline Autiero, wife a mill owner.
2:55 AM

The Devil's Hand

1961. Horror. Directed by William J. Hole Jr. Stars Linda Christian, Robert Alda & Ariadne Welter. A man, haunted by visions of a beautiful woman, winds up in a Satanic cult after meeting her.
4:25 AM

Cinebox Memories

It's time to get into the groove with Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya performed by the internationally acclaimed harmony band - The Fortunes.
4:30 AM

The Veil

The Vestris. 1958. Stars Boris Karloff, Torin Thatcher & Rita Lynn. A ship captain's wife has a vivid vision at sea urging him to change course before tragedy strikes.
5:00 AM

The Rogues

Grave Doubts. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on Talking Pictures TV tonight?

Tonight (Monday 27 July) on Talking Pictures TV, you can watch The Footage Detectives, Maigret, and Lost Command. Check the full schedule for more details.

When does programming end on Talking Pictures TV today?

Today's programming on Talking Pictures TV ends at 00:25 with Lost Command.

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