Freeview 81 Film Club Sky 328 MAY newsletter Freesat 306 JUNE 2019 Virgin 445 Dear Supporters of Talking Pictures TV & Renown Pictures, This month we release our first Talking Pictures With… DVD – a 3 disc box set packed with interviews from stars we all know and love. It includes the full interview with dear Liz Fraser who we greatly miss and of course the Remembering interviews with the family of John Gregson and the son of Sam Kydd – Jonathan Kydd. Just £20 for the entire collection and as many of you have asked us to put these interviews on disc to be enjoyed at home (with no advert breaks!), I do hope it will be well received. It’s a chance for those of you who can’t attend our festivals to see the on-stage interviews. Talking of festivals – we visited the beautiful Stockport Plaza again last week. It really is a sight to behold, see the images above and on the right. We are down to our last few tickets so please do get yours quick to avoid disappointment. We stayed at the Travelodge opposite the Plaza which is a 4 minute walk away. It was very pleasant and affordable and only a 5 minute walk from the station. More details on pages 20-21. Ted, the Manager of The Plaza, gave us a complete tour including Ken Dodds’ dressing room, the 1940s tearooms and the projectionist’s room – it was like stepping back in time! We hope to project our films from the original 35mm or 16mm. We also saw the Compton organ and booked it to play before the main feature. We also had a hunt through the Pathé news reels available to us to project and we’ve measured up for a large number of stall holders who will be at the back of the Stalls. For those who may have disabilities there is a blue badge parking bay at the front of the cinema, lift to the second floor and ramps inside. Sunday 6th October folks – we can’t wait to meet you all! Some Freeview viewers among you may have experienced some disruption to Talking Pictures TV due to the Freeview transmitter changes – if you need any technical help and support please call the free helpline set up by Freeview and Digital UK on 0808 100 0288. They have a whole team waiting to help you. There are some ‘reel’ delights on the channel over the next few weeks! Including Clockwise with John Cleese, and Shadows, a series of spine-tingling tales for children produced from 1975-1978 which featured fantastic ensemble casts including: John Nettleton, Gareth Thomas, Pauline Quirke, Brian Glover, June Brown, Rachel Herbert, Jacqueline Pearce and Jenny Agutter. Also the unmissable The Go Between with Julie Christie and Alan Bates and many more – see pages 26-27 for a full list. We’ll Meet Again with Vera Lynn will show on Thursday 6th June at 18:30 in tribute to the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Also more films with subtitles – do see the list on page 25. Some excellent offers for you this month, with a crime and spy theme running through this issue. All still with FREE UK POSTAGE. We are devoting a whole day to the memory of Stanley Baker on the anniversary of the day we lost him in 1976, Friday June 28th. Highlights will include an exclusive interview with Stanley’s son Glyn, plus the première of a new film: Just William’s Luck (1948) and a selection of films in which he featured. I had a great dialogue via email with Jim Dale last week; he was so excited to see we are airing Georgy Girl at the moment – you may not know, he wrote the song! He lives in the USA now but gets lots of emails from fans of Talking Pictures TV. We hope to be able to interview Jim when he’s next in the country. Finally, the sad news…”Set ‘Em Up Joe” so we can all raise a glass to the life of dear Doris Day, a great loss, but what a life! We have a tribute to her on page 23. Keep on spreading the word and enjoying the films, hope you find something of interest over the following pages. Until next month ... Very best wishes, Sarah, Noel and Neill 1 NEW EXCLUSIVE RENOWN 3 DVD SET RELEASE! Interviews with £20 WITH FREE UK POSTAGE the Stars For the first time on DVD, Renown bring you exclusive interviews from Talking Pictures TV in a three disc DVD compilation. We share laughter and sadness with the stars including: Vera Day, George Layton, Shirley Anne Field and many more. Why did Robert Powell not want to be Jesus? What was the song that launched Liz Fraser and Sid James’s singing career? What happened while Françoise Pascal was waiting on set for Peter Sellers? How did Anneke Wills get those jeans so tight? How did Mark Lester cry on demand in Oliver? Did you know John Greg- son couldn’t drive when he was in the film Genevieve? What did Sid James do the first day he arrived in Eng- land? Who did Michael Craig beat at poker behind the scenes on the set of Sea Of Sand? What was the best script George Layton ever wrote? Did you know Peter Butterworth and Sam Kydd were both P.O.W.s? And much, much more... Disc One - 201’ TALKING PICTURES WITH LIZ FRASER – 38’ Liz Fraser reveals her duet with Sid James & more stories from I’m All Right Jack to the Carry On films. TALKING PICTURES WITH FRANÇOISE PASCAL – 29’ Françoise Pascal appeared in There’s a Girl in My TALKING PICTURES WITH SHIRLEY ANNE FIELD – 20’ Soup and Soft Beds, Hard Battles. On TV she was the Shirley Anne Field played many roles including parts seductive French au pair in Mind Your Language. in Saturday Night & Sunday Morning and Alfie. TALKING PICTURES WITH MARK LESTER – 28’ TALKING PICTURES WITH SALLY GEESON – 46’ Mark Lester is best known for his roles in Oliver! Run Sally Geeson’s career included Bless this House, and Wild, Run Free and Eyewitness with Susan George. several Carry On films. 2 OUR PRICE £20 with FREE UK POSTAGE Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or call 01923 290555 TALKING PICTURES WITH TYLER BUTTERWORTH – 42’ TALKING PICTURES WITH RITA TUSHINGHAM – 23.42’ Tyler celebrates the lives and careers of his parents, An interview with Rita Tushingham, who appeared Peter Butterworth and Janet Brown, and shares tales in A Taste of Honey and Doctor Zhivago. Her TV of his own career from children’s TV to film & theatre. appearances include Marple and In The Flesh. TALKING PICTURES WITH VERONICA HURST – 12’ Disc Three - 198’ Veronica Hurst played memorable roles in Will Any TALKING PICTURES WITH VERA DAY – 14’ Gentleman…?, Licensed to Kill, and The Maze. She Vera Day, the glamorous blonde bombshell who had a successful career in both Britain and America. appeared in Hell Drivers, Quatermass 2 and the cult classic: Woman Eater! Disc Two - 198’ TALKING PICTURES WITH MICHAEL CRAIG – 26’ TALKING PICTURES WITH GEORGE LAYTON – 50’ An exclusive interview with Michael Craig, whose George Layton talks about his acting and writing films &TV roles include Campbell’s Kingdom, Sea of career - from Dr In The House to Robin’s Nest and Sand, The Professionals and Tales of the Unexpected. everything in between. TALKING PICTURES WITH ANITA HARRIS – 43’ TALKING PICTURES WITH REINA JAMES – 33’ Anita Harris discusses her love of film, & theatre. She Reina James, daughter of Sid James, celebrates her describes working on the Carry On films and shares father’s life and career. He starred in many Carry On memories of Harry Secombe & Frankie Howerd. films, and others, as well as TV’sBless This House. TALKING PICTURES WITH ANNEKE WILLS – 45’ TALKING PICTURES WITH WILLIAM RUSSELL – 22.44’ Best known as Polly in Dr Who, Anneke discusses her William Russell was in the cast of the early Doctor career with stories from Some People, The Pleasure Who series plus British films including Malta Story, Girls, The Avengers and everything in-between. Above Us the Waves, and The Great Escape. TALKING PICTURES WITH PATRICIA DAINTON – 20’ REMEMBERING SAM KYDD – 46’ Patricia Dainton reminisces about her career in Memories of Sam Kydd, who based his role in The films, including Paul Temple, The Dancing Years, The Captive Heart on his personal experiences as a House in Marsh Road and many more. POW. Sam made at least 240 films in his lifetime. TALKING PICTURES WITH ROBERT POWELL – 55’ Robert Powell, Mr Hannay himself discusses The REMEMBERING JOHN GREGSON – 50’ Italian Job, Jesus of Nazareth, The 39 Steps and, of An exclusive film made with John Gregson’s wife and course, Hannay and The Detectives. family. His films included:Gideon’s Way, Angels One Five & the TV series: Dangerous Knowledge. 3 BOOK OFFER – RECOMMENDED READS FOR THIS MONTH! The Spy in the Tower The Untold Story of Joseph Jakobs, the Last Person to be Executed in the Tower of London By Giselle Jakobs A family man who ran afoul of the Nazis, Josef Jakobs was ill-prepared for an espionage mis- sion to England. Captured by the Home Guard after breaking his ankle, Josef was interrogated at Camp 020, before being prosecuted under the Treachery Act 1940 and executed on 15 August 1941. An open and shut case? MI5’s files suggest otherwise. 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