Series 6

1. 
   S06 E01

   Spartacus

   5 Jun 2025 · 43 min

   Celia Imrie tells the story of the 1960 epic Spartacus, starring Kirk Douglas, revealing how the film, which was then the most expensive of all time, made it onto the big screen.

2. 
   S06 E02

   The Silence of the Lambs

   21 Aug 2025 · 43 min

   Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC archives on a forensic examination of one of cinema’s most frightening franchises, The Silence of the Lambs.

3. 
   S06 E03

   The Godfather Trilogy

   28 Aug 2025 · 44 min

   Celia Imrie explores the story behind Francis Ford Coppola’s acclaimed Godfather series, featuring insights from cast members Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Coppola himself.

4. 
   S06 E04

   Psycho

   11 Dec 2025 · 38 min

   Celia Imrie takes a journey in the BBC’s archives to tell the story of one of the most acclaimed films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking 1960 horror, Psycho.

5. 
   S06 E05

   Jaws

   31 Dec 2025 · 43 min

   Celia Imrie dives into the BBC’s archives to tell the behind-the-scenes story of Steven Spielberg’s classic aquatic horror, Jaws. It had arrived in cinemas with the warning slogan 'Don’t go in the water', but the team from the BBC’s Film 74 had already got in early, capturing the first days of shooting and filming revealing interviews with the young director, his cast and crew. These gems are combined with later archive moments that explore the entire Jaws phenomenon and its many sequels to produce a Talking Pictures that comes with extra bite.

6. 
   S06 E06

   Bonnie And Clyde

   19 Feb 2026 · 28 min

   Celia Imrie tells the story behind one of the most groundbreaking and influential films of the sixties, 1967's Bonnie And Clyde.

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