Talking Movies - Season 27

First aired: 1/31/2026 5 episodes

Episodes

1. Awards Season Lookahead 2026

Aired: 1/31/2026

Talking Movies reports from Hollywood in the wake of the Oscar nominations announcement.

2. Berlin Film Festival

Aired: 2/21/2026

Tom Brook and the team are in Berlin with highlights from the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival. Plus, a look back at Germany's rich cinematic history.

3. Oscars 2026 Preview

Aired: 3/14/2026

Talking Movies previews the 98th Academy Awards, exploring many of the films in the running for best picture, as Tom Brook speaks to Norwegian director Joachim Trier about his film Sentimental Value.

4. Oscars 2026 Review

Aired: 3/21/2026

From Hollywood, Tom Brook and the team look back at highlights from the 98th annual Academy Awards. The show reviews the winners in the key Oscar categories and standout moments from the ceremony.

5. American Cinema Special

Aired: 7/4/2026

To mark America's 250th anniversary, Talking Movies hears from leading figures in US media, film and culture who tell the BBC about some iconic American movies and what these films reveal about the country and the psyche of her people. American Psycho director Mary Harron talks about Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy, while critic and film-maker Bilge Ebiri looks at Hitchcock's classic thriller North by Northwest. BBC News presenter Sumi Somaskanda reveals her passion for the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption and award-winning journalist Tim Teeman selects Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Talking Movies' host Tom Brook chooses the Robert Altman ensemble satire Nashville. Each contributor speaks about what their film choice means to them and how and why they feel it has become an American cinema classic. This special illustrates the American nation on the big screen and the influence it's had in bringing its movies to the world.