Saturday 7th March 2009, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Amblecote Room, Stourbridge Town Hall, Crown Centre,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1YE, UK
Free Admission
THE MAIN ROOM
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H. H. Carrots Ltd:
"The best carrots from my Uncle's own farm"
- 12:00 pm Good Morning Calendar - This programme was part of Yorkshire's Good Morning Television which was described as "the first breakfast TV service in the UK". This original recording comes complete with adverts and test transmission (tx: 28/03/1977).
- 12:25 pm Comedy Playhouse - "The Siege of Sydney's Street". An episode of the classic anthology series starring Roy Kinnear and written by Richard Harris and Dennis Spooner.
- 1:00 pm The Doombolt Chase - A rare chance to see episode one of this HTV serial in which young Richard Wheeler is determined to clear his father's name after a court martial. Features Donald Burton, Andrew Ashby, Peter Vaughan and Frederick Jaeger and is directed by Robert Fuest.
- 1:30 pm A Royal Gala - extract from an ATV show featuring Mr. Rose interviewing the residents of Coronation Street about rowdy events, followed by the brief surviving footage from The Simon Dee Show.
- 1:45 pm Break
- 2:00 pm Guest Panel - Nigel Plaskitt - Kaleidoscope is pleased to welcome back an old friend, Nigel Plaskitt, puppeteer and actor extraordinaire. Best known in television circles for his many roles in Pipkins and Spitting Image, Nigel has also worked extensively in films and the theatre. We will be catching up with his career since his last appearance with us in 2001 and finding out just what he's been doing whenever Hartley Hare gives him some time off...
- 3:00 pm Guest Panel - Mark Ward - Mark talks about writing his new book A Family At War and shows us more of the incredibly rare footage he found whilst researching Till Death Us Do Part. It is also hoped that Kaleidoscope will show 3 minutes of Till Death Us Do Part - "The Puppy", digitally restored from an old CV2000 reel by SVS Resources especially for this event.
- 3:30 pm Afternoon Tea - Mark Ward will be signing copies of his new book A Family At War, the definitive guide to Till Death Us Do Part.
- 4:00 pm Guest Panel - Hooray For Hartley Hare! - the star of Pipkins (he told us to say that) in conversation with someone incredibly unknown and inconsequential. Visitors to previous Kaleidoscope events will know Hartley Hare is always good entertainment value (just as well really, his demands for appearing are a nightmare) and we are delighted he will be updating us on his busy showbiz life since the closure of Pipkins.
- 4:45 pm Hancock's Half Hour - recovered from Bob Monkhouse's audio collection and restored especially for today's event, this special mini-episode of Tony Hancock's radio series runs for just over seven minutes. Written by Galton and Simpson, the episode also stars Sid James and Bill Kerr.
- 5:00 pm A Family At War - an audio-visual presentation of very rare footage from the tales of Till Death Us Do Part's Garnett family.
- 5:30 pm Das Diadem - A short dramatic film made in Germany starring Diana Rigg (as Emma Peel from The Avengers in all but name) that was distributed on the 8mm cine film market. It was also shown in German petrol stations - customers could watch the film being projected while their vehicle was filled up or cleaned - and this is believed to be the reason that the film features music and sound effects but no clear dialogue. This edition has been digitally restored from film by Jonathan Wood and features alternate colour footage separate from the main programme. This colour footage is unseen since the 1960s.
- 6:00 pm The Saga of Ivor and the Pingwings - an affectionate tribute to the late Oliver Postgate, a legendary figure to generations of British children. The presentation features extensive rare footage.
- 6:15 pm The Newcomers - Episode 59. A unique chance to see an edition of the BBC's late sixties soap opera.
- 6:45 pm Closedown on BBC2
THE BAR
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- 12:00 pm Scorpion Tales - "The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress". This ATV anthology series always had a sting in the tail. Tony Britton and Geoffrey Palmer star in an episode written by Jeremy Burnham.
- 1:00 pm If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them - A controversial 1968 play by Johnny Speight, featuring Frank Thornton, Ronald Radd, Jimmy Hanley and Nerys Hughes.
- 2:00 pm Play of the Week - "The Liberty Man". A vintage production dating from 1958. The master tape of this recording contains original advertisements during the first commercial break.
- 3:30 pm Saturday Night Theatre - "The Salesman" - Another play from the pen of Johnny Speight, starring Ian Holm.
- 4:00 pm The Bass Player and the Blonde - Edward Woodward heads the cast in this 1977 pilot play for ATV, written by Last of the Summer Wine's Roy Clarke.
- 5:30 pm Kipling - "The Sending of Dana Da". Warren Mitchell and Joss Ackland star in this production, directed by Waris Hussein.
- 6:30 pm The Wednesday Play - "The Compartment" - Another entry from the celebrated anthology series, starring Marty Feldman and written by Johnny Speight.
- 7:00 pm Closedown
All material at Kaleidoscope events is screened with the permission of the copyright holders.
Due to contractual obligations Octavia, Mrs Muddle, Pig, Topov and Tortoise will not be mentioned during the day.
This Kaleidoscope Event was in support of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution once again.
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