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The Talkies Come to Britain (Original title)
Date: 26 May 1971 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Stephen Peet

Synopsis: Documentary looking at the advent of talking pictures in Britain, including an interview with Hitchcock in which he talks about his film BLACKMAIL, and the decision to make it into a talking picture.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 26 May 1971Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomRuntime: 49 mins Network
Date: 26 May 1971not specified

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Films in Review v42 n7/8 Jul/Aug 1991  Pages: 248-251
Title: Stephen Peet.Author: WELSH, James M. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about Stephen Peet and his career and work in documentary filmmaking, especially his involvement with the YESTERDAY'S WITNESS series, and with details of interviewing Hitchcock for the documentary THE TALKIES COME TO BRITAIN.