The David Lean Room, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LN
The Bob Monkhouse Archive is stored and managed by Kaleidoscope on behalf of the Monkhouse family. Originally given to the BFI, but now stored solely with us, the collection includes 35mm and 16mm film, a range of obsolete VCR formats and a huge library of modern cassettes. There are thousands of radio items, scripts and pieces of memorabilia. Bob’s former home, 'Claridges', clearly was a very full house indeed.
However, the collection is far more than just the works of Bob himself. It contains rare and unique material from many comedy greats including Denis Goodwin, Tony Hancock, Tommy Cooper, Lenny Henry, Frankie Howerd and Jasper Carrott.
To raise funds for the Prostate Cancer Research Fund, enter a fabulous world of comedy on Saturday 24th October and enjoy the hidden classics found in Bob's full house.
Guests:
Denis Norden
William G. Stewart
Colin Edmonds
Alan Nixon
Paul Stewart Laing
With contributions from:
John Fisher
Gail Renard
Dick Fiddy
Steve Bryant
Our M.C. is Liz Barker.
Entry is strictly by free ticket only, because BAFTA is a private club. Tickets can only be obtained by sending an SAE to:
Bob’s Full House, 93 Old Park Road, Dudley, DY1 3NE.
Please include the names of ticket holders if ordering multiples. Spaces are limited to 150 people.
"Bob's Full House" - a comprehensive guide to the material within the collection will be published on the day. This paperback book will list the hundreds of missing programmes found by Kaleidoscope’s digital restorers. Price: TBC.
Click here to download a PDF containing this information.
AND COMING UP TONIGHT...
KALEIDOSCOPE'S JUNE EVENT
We are pleased to announce the schedule for our summer event on Saturday 6th June 2009. Our themes for the day are Yorkshire Television - A Tribute to the End of an Era and Television Continuity. Celebrating all the bits before, after and during the programmes, we will be joined for a special retrospective by a group of guests who all worked in this area. Maurice Kanareck is a former Presentation Director for both the BBC and ATV. Norman Tozer was an in-vision continuity announcer for ATV. Wes Smith worked for Central, Meridian and Thames Valley regions. Mike Prince did in-vision continuity for ATV and Central, plus a variety of ad hoc announcing including Thames and Southern. Often overlooked and now a forgotten art, this area of television history is as fascinating as it was crucial, giving a unique insight into the attitudes and styles of the day as well as important historical events.
As a tribute to the long and proud history of television production in the Yorkshire region, we will be showing the opening ceremony of Yorkshire Television, plus First Night, the variety spectacular that launched the station, presented by Bob Monkhouse. Made in Yorkshire goes behind the scenes at the very beginning of YTV's operations. Also featured during the day is The Big Show, from the opening night of Tyne Tees Television, featuring Dickie Henderson.
Other screening highlights include David Tennant's first television role in Dramarama, comedy mystery quiz The Masterspy and Rest Assured, an untransmitted seventies comedy pilot derived from Coronation Street. There are rare chances to see recently recovered New Zealand censor clips of otherwise missing shows including Emergency Ward 10. A pre-Tiswas Sally James features in the sole surviving part episode of Yorkshire Television's early soap opera Castle Haven. Some high quality television plays are on show in our second viewing area, including Funeral Games by Joe Orton.
The event takes place on Saturday 6th June 2009, between 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm at our usual venue, Stourbridge Town Hall, Crown Centre, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1YE, UK. Admission to the event is free but voluntary donations to our designated charity are encouraged. Kaleidoscope is once again supporting the Royal National Lifeboat Institution throughout 2009.
The full programme details for the day can be found in the Next Kaleidoscope Event section. Hope to see some of you there.
ALL THE WAY UP TO ELEVEN:
KALEIDOSCOPE'S NEW FUNDRAISING RECORD!
Kaleidoscope started 2008 in the hope that our fundraising total might exceed the £10000 mark by the end of the year. After a truly exceptional twelve months for our group, we are proud to announce that not only did we hit this target, but we massively surpassed it to a new all-time record!
Sue Coombes, Honorary Secretary of RNLI Stourbridge Branch, said:
"You all did brilliantly last year - many congratulations and, of course, a huge thank you from all at the RNLI, RNLI Stourbridge Branch and, most of all, the RNLI's volunteer crews."
Thanks to everyone who supported our events throughout 2008, and donated so generously to this worthy cause. With 2009 already off to a flying start, we are looking forward to another successful year supporting our designated charity.
Saturday 5th September 2009 - programme schedule to be announced.
Saturday 5th December 2009 - programme schedule to be announced.
They will all take place between 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm at our usual venue:
Amblecote Room
Stourbridge Town Hall
Crown Centre
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1YE
UK
Admission to the events is free but voluntary donations to our designated charity are encouraged. Kaleidoscope is once again supporting the Royal National Lifeboat Institution throughout 2009.
Additionally, we are pleased to present Bob's Full House! - A retrospective of the life and work of Bob Monkhouse on
Saturday 24th October 2009
between 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm at:
The David Lean Room
BAFTA
195 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LN
UK
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