| Talking Movies | |
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| Genre | Film review |
| Presented by | Tom Brook |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 400+ |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Gibbs |
| Producer | Tom Brook |
| Production location | New York, New York |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Tom Brook LLC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC World News BBC America |
| Release | February 1999 – present |
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Talking Movies is a top-rated film news programme broadcast on the BBC, which covers cinema around the world, including delivering reviews of the latest films and exclusive interviews with top Hollywood and international talent. The half-hour flagship programme, with a format conceived by BBC TV Executive Producer, Martin Everard, jointly with presenter journalist Tom Brook premiered in 1999 with the demise of the BBC's Barry Norman film programme, and is broadcast on BBC World News, while shorter Talking Movies reports are broadcast during the week and carried in the mornings on BBC America. At one time, the programme was carried on BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC News 24 as well as to the 200 million homes on BBC World. An edited version was/is also shown on a number of international airlines' inflight channels.
As of 2012, the programme has run for over 400 editions and features annual episodes covering the Sundance, Cannes and Toronto film festivals. Recently, the programme has traveled to India and Brazil, reporting on the latest developments in cinema in both countries. The programme has a strong following in Asia, North America, and Europe, as well as other parts of the world.