Episode 1: Spartacus

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43m
Jun 5, 2025

Celia Imrie tells the story of the 1960 epic Spartacus, starring Kirk Douglas, revealing how the film, which was then the most expensive of all time, made it onto the big screen.

Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

43m
Aug 21, 2025

Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC archives on a forensic examination of one of cinema’s most frightening franchises, The Silence of the Lambs.

Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

44m
Aug 28, 2025

Celia Imrie explores the story behind Francis Ford Coppola’s acclaimed Godfather series, featuring insights from cast members Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Coppola himself.

Episode 4: Psycho

38m
Dec 11, 2025

Celia Imrie takes a journey in the BBC’s archives to tell the story of one of the most acclaimed films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking 1960 horror, Psycho.

Episode 5: Jaws

43m
Dec 31, 2025

Celia Imrie dives into the BBC’s archives to tell the behind-the-scenes story of Steven Spielberg’s classic aquatic horror, Jaws. It had arrived in cinemas with the warning slogan 'Don’t go in the water', but the team from the BBC’s Film 74 had already got in early, capturing the first days of shooting and filming revealing interviews with the young director, his cast and crew. These gems are combined with later archive moments that explore the entire Jaws phenomenon and its many sequels to produce a Talking Pictures that comes with extra bite.

Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde

28m
Feb 19, 2026

Celia Imrie tells the story behind one of the most groundbreaking and influential films of the sixties, 1967's Bonnie And Clyde.

Episodes

Episode 1: Spartacus

Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

Episode 4: Psycho

Episode 5: Jaws

Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde

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Episode 1: Spartacus

Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

Episode 4: Psycho

Episode 5: Jaws

Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde

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E1 Episode 1: Spartacus

E2 Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

E3 Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

E4 Episode 4: Psycho

E5 Episode 5: Jaws

E6 Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde

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E1 Episode 1: Spartacus

E2 Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

E3 Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

E4 Episode 4: Psycho

E5 Episode 5: Jaws

E6 Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde

Fun facts

Episode 1: Spartacus

Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

Episode 4: Psycho

Episode 5: Jaws

Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde

Episode 1: Spartacus

Episode 2: The Silence of the Lambs

Episode 3: The Godfather Trilogy

Episode 4: Psycho

Episode 5: Jaws

Episode 6: Bonnie And Clyde