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.

Times shown in the New Zealand timezone.

Tonight's highlights

      
        7:45 PM
        
          Scotland Yard
        
      1954. The Blazing Caravan. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Edgar Driver, Alan Robinson & Betty Carter. A Salesman turns murderer after learning that his client has just won the football pools. (S1, E04)

      
        8:20 PM
        
          Francis Durbridge's A Game of Murder
        
      1966. Stars Gerald Harper, June Barry & Conrad Phillips. More secrets are uncovered by Jack Kerry. Are the pieces of this mystery slowly coming together?

      
        9:25 PM
        
          Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor
        
      1993. Director: Peter Hammond. Stars Jeremy Brett & Edward Hardwicke. Sherlock Holmes is troubled by disturbing dreams but they prove to aid in the search for a missing bride.

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Talking Pictures TV Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:00 AM (12:00 AM UK Time )

12:00 AM

One Step Beyond — 00:00

The Aerialist. 1959. Starring: John Newland, Mike Connors & Yvette Vickers. An argument between trapeze artists results in an accident in which one is paralysed, and the other is torn by guilt.

Runtime: 35 min

12:35 AM

Night of the Demon — 00:35

(AKA Curse of the Demon) 1957. Horror. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins & Niall MacGinnis. A professor arrives in London and investigates a devil worshipper.

Runtime: 2 hr

2:35 AM

The Wasp Woman — 02:35

1959. Sci-fi. Director: Roger Corman. Stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley & Barboura Morris. The head of a cosmetics company experiments with a youth formula, unaware of the deadly side effects.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

4:05 AM

A Hole Lot of Trouble — 04:05

Directed by Francis A Searle. A 1969 comedy short centring around workmen digging a hole. Starring Arthur Lowe, Victor Maddern, Bill Maynard and Tim Barrett.

Runtime: 35 min

4:40 AM

in the 70s with Bernard Cribbins. — 04:40

Bernard Cribbins presents 'Safety makes Sense' looking at the jobs of School Dinner Ladies in the 1970s and the workings of a large kitchen and its 70s machinery.

Runtime: 20 min

5:00 AM

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot — 05:00

Prince of Limerick. 1957. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. A rhyming bandit plagues Brian & Lancelot as they go to Ireland for a tournament as King Arthur's representatives.

Runtime: 30 min

5:30 AM

Honey West — 05:30

1965. Don't Look Now, But Isn't That Me? Classic crime series produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Anne Francis. Honey pursues a ring of thieves, one of whom disguises herself as Honey.

Runtime: 30 min

6:00 AM

Talk About Jacqueline — 06:00

1942. Comedy. Director: Harold French & Paul L. Stein. Stars Hugh Williams & Carla Lehmann. A woman meets a researcher. When they marry, he runs across some scandalous gossip about her past.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

7:30 AM

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer — 07:30

1956. Western. Directed by Albert C. Gannaway & Ismael Rodríguez. Stars Bruce Bennett & Lon Chaney Jr. Frontiersman Daniel Boone and his family fight for survival when his settlement is attacked.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 min

9:05 AM

The Long & The Short & The Tall — 09:05

1961. War. Directed by Leslie Norman. Stars Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey & Richard Harris. Based on the Willis Hall play. A British patrol in Burma are determined to avenge British prisoners.

Runtime: 2 hr 5 min

11:10 AM

Batman — 11:10

Catwoman's Dressed to Kill. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig & Eartha Kitt. The Caped Crusader must find a way to save Batgirl from Catwoman and prevent any harm to Queen Bess.

Runtime: 30 min

11:40 AM

The Wicked Lady — 11:40

1945. Drama. Directed by Leslie Arliss. Stars Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones & James Mason. 17th Century beauty Barbara Worth leads a double life to relieve her boredom.

Runtime: 2 hr 5 min

1:45 PM

The Lamp Still Burns — 13:45

1943. Drama. Director: Maurice Elvey. Stars Rosamund John, Stewart Granger, Godfrey Tearle. Architect Hilary Clark decides to become a nurse. Follow her battle between her heart and her vocation.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

3:30 PM

For the Love of Ada — 15:30

Spring. 1970. Stars Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes. (S1, E06)

Runtime: 30 min

4:00 PM

The Man from U.N.C.L.E — 16:00

Alexander the Great Affair: Part Two. 1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. Solo, Kuryakin and Tracey escape Alexander's death trap. Solo is menaced by a muscular thug.

Runtime: 1 hr

5:00 PM

The Footage Detectives — 17:00

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.

Runtime: 1 hr

6:00 PM

A Kid For Two Farthings — 18:00

1955. Drama. Director: Carol Reed. Stars Diana Dors, Celia Johnson, David Kossoff, Brenda De Banzie. A boy, who's heartbroken when his pet chicken disappears, buys a goat believing it's a unicorn.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min

7:45 PM

Scotland Yard — 19:45

1954. The Blazing Caravan. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Edgar Driver, Alan Robinson & Betty Carter. A Salesman turns murderer after learning that his client has just won the football pools. (S1, E04)

Runtime: 35 min

8:20 PM

Francis Durbridge's A Game of Murder — 20:20

1966. Stars Gerald Harper, June Barry & Conrad Phillips. More secrets are uncovered by Jack Kerry. Are the pieces of this mystery slowly coming together?

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

9:25 PM

Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor — 21:25

1993. Director: Peter Hammond. Stars Jeremy Brett & Edward Hardwicke. Sherlock Holmes is troubled by disturbing dreams but they prove to aid in the search for a missing bride.

Runtime: 2 hr 5 min

11:30 PM

The Blue Lagoon — 23:30

1980. Drama. Directed by Randal Kleiser. Stars Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields & Leo McKern. Two children are stranded on an enchanting island and experience the mysteries of adolescence.

Runtime: 2 hr 10 min

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Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on Talking Pictures TV — 27 July 2026

1:40 AM

The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read

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.
2:45 AM

Turn of Fate

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?
3:15 AM

Birmingham & The Road Patrol Bikes

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.
3:30 AM

The Rogues

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.
4:30 AM

The Adventures of Robin Hood

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.
5:00 AM

The Buccaneers

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on Talking Pictures TV tonight?

Tonight (Sunday 26 July) on Talking Pictures TV, you can watch Scotland Yard, Francis Durbridge's A Game of Murder, and Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor. 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 01:40 (12:40 your time) with The Blue Lagoon.

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