Talking Pictures TV TV Guide & Listings (New Zealand Timezone)

See what's on Talking Pictures TV today in the New Zealand timezone with full listings and upcoming programmes.

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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          The Footage Detectives
        
      This week there's a 'grate' reel on the Great British tradition of cheese rolling, a very famous Ronnie has a word with the usherettes & a short film on a 60s 'boyband'.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Maigret
        
      Maigret and the Headless Corpse. 1992. Stars Bruno Cremer, Aurore Clement & Patrick Floersheim. When a headless body is found in the Saint-Martin Canal, Maigret inspects the owner of a local café.

      
        9:50 PM
        
          Mother Love
        
      1989. Stars Diana Rigg, James Wilby & David McCallum. As Ruth's film is transmitted, Helena learns of a deception that is too tough to stomach. She sets a plan to take revenge on Ruth and George.

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Yesterday Today Tue 16 Jun

Talking Pictures TV Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:10 AM (12:10 AM UK Time )

12:10 AM

We Were Strangers — 00:10

1949. Adventure. Director: John Huston. Stars John Garfield, Jennifer Jones, Gilbert Roland. A Cuban American returns home to craft a plan to lure the country's corrupt leaders into a deadly trap.

Runtime: 2 hr 10 min

2:20 AM

How To Undress in Public — 02:20

1965. Comedy. Directed by Compton Bennett. Stars Fenella Fielding, Reginald Beckwith & Kenneth Connor. A comedic take on the different methods of undressing through the ages.

Runtime: 1 hr

3:20 AM

What's On TPTV With Noel — 03:20

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout June.

Runtime: 10 min

3:30 AM

The Rogues — 03:30

The Diamond Studded Pie. 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 Deserted Castle. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. The Queen Mother has a mission for Robin but both Marion and Robin surprised to see her at a deserted castle.

Runtime: 30 min

5:00 AM

The Buccaneers — 05:00

Mother Doughty's Crew. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Ena Burrill & Anna Walmsley. A series of pirate raids puts Tempest under pressure, and he has to dispel rumours his own crew are behind the attacks.

Runtime: 30 min

5:30 AM

William Tell — 05:30

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.

Runtime: 30 min

6:00 AM

The Vise — 06:00

The Fair and the Fallen. 1954. Stars Ron Randell, Jean Aubrey & Josephine Douglas. A young girl's jealous infatuation for her music teacher brings him under suspicions of murder.

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 AM

Look At Life Harvest of Hops — 06:30

1962. A Look into a typical London family on their annual hop-picking holiday to Kent.

Runtime: 15 min

6:45 AM

Cuckoo Patrol — 06:45

1967. Comedy. Freddie Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers fame is the scout cub leader of a bunch of misfits. Stars: Kenneth Connor, John Le Mesurier and Bernie Dwyer.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

8:15 AM

Beat The Devil — 08:15

1953. Adventure. Director: John Huston. Stars Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida & Jennifer Jones. A group of rogues headed to Africa, in hopes of claiming valuable land, get stranded in Italy.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

10:00 AM

Z-Cars — 10:00

Absence. 1974. Stars Christopher Burgess, Ian Cullen & Pauline Delaney. There's a bank raid on the cards and the only man who knows anything about it is Harry Dance.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:00 AM

Inspector Morley Investigates The False Alibi — 11:00

1952. Stars Todd Slaughter & Patrick Barr. Private Inspector Morley investigates a diamond theft and a suspicious death.

Runtime: 30 min

11:30 AM

Star Performance — 11:30

1953. Drama. Director: Robert Florey. Stars Ronald Colman, Elisabeth Fraser & Hillary Brooke. Whilst listening to his patients, a respected psychiatrist imagines himself in each of their stories.

Runtime: 30 min

12:00 PM

Sergeant Cork — 12:00

The Case of the Hero's Return. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Wensley Pithey. Marriot is staying with Hector Bundy. He receives a letter saying his missing cousin is claiming his title.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

1:05 PM

Richard the Lionheart — 13:05

The Great Enterprise. 1962. Stars Dermot Walsh, Susan Shaw & Sheila Whittingham. Richard returns home from his honeymoon to find that Queen Berengaria now faces a charge of treason.

Runtime: 30 min

1:35 PM

SOS Pacific — 13:35

1959. Drama. Directed by Guy Green. Starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli & John Gregson. A flying boat fire forces its passengers, including a prisoner, to make a disastrous water landing.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

3:20 PM

Carnival in Munich 1956 — 15:20

1956. A fascinating travelogue walking through all there is to see and do at a carnival held every September in Munich.

Runtime: 15 min

3:35 PM

The Betrayal — 15:35

1957. Drama. Director: Ernest Morris. Stars Philip Friend, Diana Decker & Philip Saville. A pilot was betrayed by one of his fellow officers and he vows to find the traitor despite his disability.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 min

5:15 PM

Look At Life Driving Test — 17:15

1959. Driving school tuition, including the innovative mock-up car, the junior driver course and the training of police drivers and London Bus drivers.

Runtime: 15 min

5:30 PM

The Directors — 17:30

John Ford is known for his visually powerful westerns with his characters framed against America's stunning natural landmarks. His four Academy Awards for Best Director remain a record.

Runtime: 1 hr

6:30 PM

The Veil — 18:30

Destination Nightmare. 1958. Stars Boris Karloff, Ron Hagerthy & Myron Healey. The son of an airline owner falls into a trance and nearly crashes, leading his father to confront wartime secrets.

Runtime: 30 min

7:00 PM

The Footage Detectives — 19:00

This week there's a 'grate' reel on the Great British tradition of cheese rolling, a very famous Ronnie has a word with the usherettes & a short film on a 60s 'boyband'.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

Maigret — 20:00

Maigret and the Headless Corpse. 1992. Stars Bruno Cremer, Aurore Clement & Patrick Floersheim. When a headless body is found in the Saint-Martin Canal, Maigret inspects the owner of a local café.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 min

9:50 PM

Mother Love — 21:50

1989. Stars Diana Rigg, James Wilby & David McCallum. As Ruth's film is transmitted, Helena learns of a deception that is too tough to stomach. She sets a plan to take revenge on Ruth and George.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

11:00 PM

The Lawless Years — 23:00

The Cutie Jaffe Story. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Robert Karnes & Robert Fuller. A bootlegger gets in trouble when he begins to hijack shipments.

Runtime: 30 min

11:30 PM

Piccadilly Third Stop — 23:30

1960. Drama. Directed by Wolf Rilla. Stars Terence Morgan, Yoko Tani & John Crawford. A young playboy petty thief looking for the big time meets a New Yorker in London who is a bad tempered crook.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

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Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on Talking Pictures TV — 16 June 2026

1:15 AM

Murders In...

Murders in Aigues-Mortes - Crime à Aigues-Mortes. 2015. Director: Claude-Michel Rome. Stars Florence Pernel & Samuel Labarthe. Murder victims turn out to be suspects in an old unresolved crime.
3:15 AM

Round the Ring Birmingham History

1975. A fascinating look at the history of Birmingham, from the very beginning to the modern city of the 1970's and the changes that have taken place.
4:00 AM

Star Treatment Show

1979 Southern Televisions version of 'Opportunity Knocks!' This week starring: Koffee 'n Kreme. Young entertainers are given a chance to showcase their talent in their own production. (S1, E03)
4:30 AM

Honey West

1965. The Fun-Fun Killer. Classic crime series produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Anne Francis. Honey and Sam investigate the murder of a toy manufacturer.
5:00 AM

Danger UXB

Dead Letter. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Iain Cuthbertson. A large UXB in the London Underground brings Ash face-to-face with a new type of fuse.
6:00 AM

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Jackson's Assassination. 1957. Stars Scott Forbes, Perry Lopez & Leslie Kimmell. Jim becomes inadvertently involved in a plot to assassinate President Jackson.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on Talking Pictures TV tonight?

Tonight (Monday 15 June) on Talking Pictures TV, you can watch The Footage Detectives, Maigret, and Mother Love. 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 01:15 (12:15 your time) with Piccadilly Third Stop.

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