Noel Cronin viewing film on the flat deck in the office of Talking Pictures (Image: SWNS) First screened in January 1966 starring Adam West as the Caped Crusader, Batman was ground-breaking entertainment, thrilling children and adults alike with its deadpan humour and colourful villains. Unseen on British television for more than a decade, it’s returning on Saturday courtesy of Talking Pictures TV. The camp series is the latest canny signing by the booming nostalgia station, which is celebrating its 10th year on air this month while attracting up to six million viewers a week by screening long-forgotten films and series from the distant past.
Like certain digital radio stations, Talking Pictures TV has found a lucrative gap in the market catering for viewers whose interests lie in old movies and cosy television. Charmingly, despite vying with streaming giants like Netflix for viewers, the channel is run from a small extension to the family home of its founder Noel Cronin, 76. Noel and his loved ones run the show from near Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, in a space with room for just three desks.
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