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Talking Pictures TV

  • Talking Pictures TV
  • (TPTV)
Official logo for branding and merchandise
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom, Ireland
HeadquartersWatford, Hertfordshire, England
Programming
Language(s)British English
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerTalking Pictures TV Ltd
History
Launched26 May 2015 (2015-05-26)[2]
Links
WebsiteTalkingPicturesTV.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview UKChannel 82[1]
FreesatChannel 306[3]
Streaming media
FreelyChannel 36[4]

Talking Pictures TV (TPTV) is a British free-to-air vintage film and nostalgia television channel. It was launched on 26 May 2015 on Sky channel 343,[Note 1][2] but later also became available on Freeview, Freesat, and Virgin Media.

It is on air for 24 hours a day and features mainly older British films, both classics and B-films,[6] but the schedule also includes some American films, straight-to-video programmes, cinema shorts, extended interviews with veteran actors, and period home movies of British locations.

In July 2018, Talking Pictures TV had an audience share of 0.50%. As of 2019, it had reached an audience share of 0.63%.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference FAQs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Clair Woodward (17 May 2015). "Talking Pictures TV founder Sarah Cronin-Stanley on the rebirth of Classic British film". Express.co.uk. Daily ExpressExpress Newspapers. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Freesat Channels". Freesat. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Freely TV Guide". Freely. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Talking Pictures TV News - April 2018". Archived from the original on 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Barnett was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Monthly viewing summary". BARB. barb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.


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