Talking Pictures TV

[BEagle]

Those who could be described as 'somdel stape in age', to use a Chaucerian phrase, might like to keep an eye on the schedules of 'Talking Pictures TV', a film channel recently started on UK's Freeview Ch 81 (you'll need an HD receiver due to the transmission system used) or Sky 343.

Some good old B&W and 1950's films; I've just been watching 'Conflict of Wings' (yet again) - filmed mostly at pre-pongo Leconfield. Last night they showed 'Albert RN'.

Beats the heck out of 'mainstream' TV cr@p such as 'Strictly Come Dancing'...

[joy ride]

Cheers, will look out for that! British films are becoming increasingly rare on most TV channels and I get so bored of American ones!

[NRU74]

Slight thread drift....but
The American PBS Channel will be available on Freesat Channel 160 wef next weekend

[Herod]

Any chance of it on Freeview do you know?

[LTNman]

Channel 81 on freeview.

Great channel and I am hooked on it. Saw a film last week with plenty of hangar shots of Bristol Freighters.

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by LTNman

Channel 81 on freeview.

Great channel and I am hooked on it. Saw a film last week with plenty of hangar shots of Bristol Freighters.

Only just discovered it last night, but as Beagle said, it only tunes if you have an HD tuner like several other SD channels do.

[spekesoftly]

Also now available on Freesat Channel 306, wef 2nd Feb 2016.

[seafire6b]

Originally Posted by LTNman

Channel 81 on freeview.

Great channel and I am hooked on it. Saw a film last week with plenty of hangar shots of Bristol Freighters.

And a couple of weeks before that, an early 1950s film with Gordon Jackson as an aircraft mechanic at Northolt (or perhaps Blackbushe?*) - but the real stars were the close-ups of BEA Vikings!

Amazing how the hero and his female side-kick could just wander around airside in those days!


Edit: * I was probably right first time, Northolt. Internet says BEA only did Viking crew training from Blackbushe.

[Molemot]

Quite recently they also showed "The Big Lift"..about the Berlin airlift. A few actors and lots of service personnel...probably the best window onto "how it was" I've seen.

[LTNman]

Watched the film called Iron Maiden last week staring a Handley Page Victor Bomber with the airfield shots taken at Radlett.

The Victor was supposed to be a supersonic passenger aircraft. Oh and there was a traction engine also in the film.

[Wander00]

Spekesoftly - thanks, I was going to ask about Freesat

[Jackw106]

You tube has a fair selection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=144eqYmbfEI

[XV490]

I'm late in catching on to the TPTV channel, but it's provided much comforting nostalgia in this current era - which, particularly in the past three years, makes very little sense to a 'baby boomer' like me.
Highly recommended, if only for the cars and trains!

[chevvron]

Now available if you only have an SD tuner too still on Freeview 81.

[LTNman]

There was a documentary on here a week or two ago filmed in the 60’s all about Heathrow.

[LTNman]

Originally Posted by chevvron

Now available if you only have an SD tuner too still on Freeview 81.

Forgot to add that your tuner might well need a rescan to pick it up

[rolling20]

I wish it was October and not nearly April! My SKY+ recorder is full of black and white English films for a rainy afternoon.

[Davidsoffice]

Last night's film 'House of Secrets' contained quite a number of airport shots... Air France Viscounts, PAA DC7 etc.
There was a glimpse of a strange aircraft supposedly at Marseille... twin finned with plenty of dihedral on the tailplane. Anyone know what it was?

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Davidsoffice

There was a glimpse of a strange aircraft supposedly at Marseille... twin finned with plenty of dihedral on the tailplane. Anyone know what it was?

Sounds like a Dassault Flamant:

[Davidsoffice]

That sort of layout but from the brief glimpse it looked bigger. I'd need to see it again to be sure.