Well broadly speaking I very much enjoyed starting the day with the Look At Life episode about port radar on #TalkingPicturesTV (and the massive anchors!), but the way each episode of the venerable 60s documentary series ends with an onscreen exhortation to TAKE A LOOK AT LIFE is a bit intense.

Like, you can't make me mate. I would much, much rather take a look at literally anything other than life right now, and it's a shame they didn't have content warnings for that kind of messaging back in Yesteryear.

Maybe they could do a hip edgy reboot called Look At The Absolute Bleeding State of Your Life

https://nostalgiacentral.com/blog/look-at-life-film-series/

"They wanted England these Gerries did, and this is the only bit they got"

Yay for the Goodies!!!!!

#WentTheDayWell
#DontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo
#TPTV
#TalkingPicturesTV

"Jenny Syde" ?! WTF? That's never someone's real name, surely.
#FootageDetectives #TPTV #TalkingPicturesTV

Calling all fellow Doctor Who nerds.
I am watching The Salvage Gang (1958) on #TPTV and so far have spotted three #DoctorWho connections:
(1) Frazer Hines (Kim)
(2) Roberta Tovey's Dad, George (Alf)
(3) In one scene, a very prominent Police Box.
Have I missed any others?
#TheSalvageGange
#1958 #films #cinema
#TalkingPicturesTV #TV

Well, that was weird - I've just seen Stuart Damon on The #WheelTappers on #TPTV - *singing* ?! (Well, sort of).
Did William Gaunt ride a unicycle?
Did Alexanra Bastedo play the spoons?
#TheChampions #TalkingPicturesTV #TV #JustWondering #nostalgia #television

One of the best things about watching old repeats of Wheel-Tappers on #TPTV is spotting the stupidest 1970s hair styles. 🙂
#TalkingPicturesTV #nostalgia #TV #1970s #WheelTappersAndShunters

This has to be the lowest budget #TV 'production' of all time.
Dear Noel Cronin, Please stop it immediately or I may have to send Mike some 'special' biscuits.
Thanks.
#TPTV #AI #BullCrap
#TalkingPicturesTV

Holy crap - has anyone else come across "The Heritage Chart Show" on #TPTV .
The imagery appears to be completely #AI generated (possible even the 'music' is from an AI generated #1980s parallel nightmare universe since I've never heard of any of it.)
Also, where's the logic in using Morris Benton's Broadway font to suggest 'the olden days' when we're only talking about the 1980s or 1990s?!
I'm not sure it's even the real #MikeRead .
#TalkingPicturesTV #TV #UtterBullCrap

@keefeglise that would get a parental advisory at the start if it was on #TalkingPicturesTV
Jack Hargreaves does.
#TOTP

Does anyone else here regularly watch #TheFootageDetectives on #TPTV ?
I'd never heard of that 'special' backronym for OMO mentioned my Mike and Noel. How very interesting.
#JustWondering
#TalkingPicturesTV
#nostalgia

If #TPTV keeps to its current schedule then #UFO fans will get a chance to see Captain Carlin in a slightly different context on 23rd February 2025 at about 22:05 on #TheWheelTappersAndShuntersSocialClub .
#TalkingPicturesTV
#PeterGordeno
#Fanderson
#GerryAnderson
#nostalgia #1970s

Oddly, I don't think I've ever seen "First Spaceship on Venus" (1962) before. What a strange mixture of good set design and lighting, up to date science and atrocious acting. I especially like the idea that they have a base on the Moon and a gigantic (non-spinning) spaceship with 'artificial gravity' but that they've never thought of taking a closer look a Venus prior to happening upon a lump of alien spaceship debris.
#scifi #films #cinema #movies #TalkingPicturesTV #TPTV

Jenny Agutter Alert!
#TPTV #talkingPicturesTV #TV
#JennyAgutter

I just watched The Gilded Cage (The Gilded Cage, 1955) and rated it 5/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilded_Cage_%281955_film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheGildedCage #JohnGilling #TalkingPicturesTV

#JohnThaw playing a gay Welshman (unless that's just his Welsh accent) in #Budgie (opposite #AdamFaith) is a real gem. No, it's not just the accent.

I so love #TalkingPicturesTV 🙏

And #IanCuthbertson barely getting a look in.

#UkTv

#TalkingPicturesTV is currently showing episodes of the 1962 Roberta Leigh puppet space drama series Space Patrol on Saturday mornings at 0950. #TPTV is also currently screening episodes of Gerry Anderson's Fireball XL5 with which it is interesting to compare the styles of production. #DoctorWho fans may be interested that Marla and Cassie are voiced by #YsanneChurchman - AKA Alpha Centauri.
#SpacePatrol #Fanderson #FireballXL5

@rivets
The 90's series is French with Bruno Cremer. He's superb and I'm watching the series free to air on #TalkingPicturesTV (in UK). I never miss it. They have some real gems and this is one, far better than Rowan Atkinson.

While waiting I've just seen a young Brian Cox in Manhunt (1970) which was a treat.

I don't remember how good the eighties BBC series was but I probably wouldn't have liked it at the time.

@Brian_Mahoney

Forgot it was #Maigret tonight, but not too long.

#TalkingPicturesTV #UkTV

For fans of #JacquesTati M Hulots holiday is on #TalkingPicturesTV tomorrow

Currently watching the OG #WorzelGummidge #ChristmasSpecial with #JonPertwee in the role, on #TalkingPicturesTV channel.

It is quite sincere and touching. Although you have to admire the director's quite heroic, but in vain, attempts to hide that the trees in the background are in full leaf and it was clearly filmed in July or something.