Talking Pictures TV
Antonia Quirke talks to Noel Cronin, the man behind cult channel Talking Pictures TV, which specialises in those old movies you used to catch on afternoon telly.
With Antonia Quirke
Antonia talks to Noel Cronin, the man behind cult channel Talking Pictures TV, which specialises in those old movies you used to catch on afternoon telly, often when you were ill from school. He explains how he runs a TV station from his home in the Hertfordshire countryside.
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Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Noel Cronin |
Presenter | Antonia Quirke |
Broadcasts
- Thu 12 Apr 2018 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sun 15 Apr 2018 23:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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