Talking Movies

Tom Brook presents a special edition from India, looking at the antidote to Bollywood and the new wave of Indian cinema that has an independent sensibility.

Talking Movies reports on a seismic event in the world of cinema - the launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year.

As part of Talking Movies twentieth anniversary celebrations acclaimed British actor-director Kenneth Branagh discusses changes in the film industry over the last two decades.

Talking Movies celebrates its 20th anniversary as the programme travels to Mumbai to take stock of Bollywood.

Another chance to see the prolific Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan who gave an exclusive interview in Mumbai last year to the show's presenter Tom Brook.

Seventy years after All About Eve, one of her career-defining films, won a best picture Oscar, Talking Movies looks back at the life and times of Bette Davis.

In a special Academy Museum Preview programme the Talking Movies team travels to Los Angeles to investigate the brand new Academy Museum on the eve of its opening.

Talking Movies reports from Los Angeles with a special edition taking stock of the recently opened Academy Museum.

Talking Movies reports from New York with a special programme devoted to the world premiere of West Side Story - a film adaptation of one of the best loved musicals of all time.

Talking Movies reports from Colorado on the exclusive Telluride Film Festival, which plays an increasingly important role in launching films that go on to win Academy Awards. Among the stars interviewed is Timothée Chalamet, who appears in the cannibal love story Bones and All. There's also an interview with film-maker Laure de Clermont-Tonnere, who directed a new adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover starring Emma Corrin. Telluride is also big on documentaries this year, and the Talking Movies team cover Retrograde, a much-talked-about film looking at the US military's rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.