Current Kaleidoscope and Television Industry News:
Archived Kaleidoscope and Television Industry News:
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 7th March 2009: A hugely successful first event of 2009 featured Nigel Plaskitt, Mark Ward and the return of Hartley Hare of Pipkins fame!
- All The Way Up To Eleven: Kaleidoscope's New Fundraising Record!: Once again our fundraising effort for the RNLI in 2008 has broken all previous records.
- The Perfect Christmas Present From Kaleidoscope: A great day of vintage programming, trailers, continuity, clips, Christmas cakes and a fun atmosphere rounded off our twentieth anniversary year in style!
- Kaleidoscope Christmas Event and Grand Charity Auction 2008: Our traditional seasonal event returned, with some rare and unusual items also up for grabs in the annual Grand Charity Auction.
- Blue Peter Goes Gold!: Kaleidoscope's special tribute to a British children's television institution, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and featuring no less than fifteen guests.
- Directors John Bruce and Darrol Blake Attended Kaleidoscope's September 2008 Event: The two veteran directors told us how working behind the camera has changed over the decades.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 6th September 2008: Showcasing the work of our guests, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Shadows and Z Cars.
- Rupert Marson (1994-2008): Kaleidoscope is very sad to report that event attendee Rupert Marson passed away on Sunday 8th June 2008.
- Kaleidoscope Welcomed Juliet Harmer and David "Diddy" Hamilton in June 2008: The DJ, announcer and presenter and the former actress made for an interesting combination of guests.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 7th June 2008: Featuring the first screening since 1968 of the northern version of Goodbye to ABC plus some fascinating returns from the Raiders of the Lost Archive campaign.
- Jeremy Paul at Kaleidoscope's March 2008 Event: One of television's foremost writers for decades, responsible for much notable original work and well-regarded literary adaptations, was our guest for the day.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 1st March 2008: Highlights included a Second City Firsts by Alan Bleasdale, the sole surviving The Corbett Files and Alf Garnett retiring to Eastbourne in Till Death...
- Kaleidoscope Christmas Event and Grand Charity Auction 2007 Review: Relive all the highlights of the day, including the fourth annual Kaleidoscope Grand Charity Auction.
- Kaleidoscope Christmas Event and Grand Charity Auction 2007: Our traditional fun seasonal event featured the best of festive music, drama, comedy and entertainment from Christmases past.
- Verity Lambert OBE (1935-2007): The sad passing of a television legend. Kaleidoscope's tribute to our former guest.
- Alan Plater at Kaleidoscope's September 2007 Event: The highly acclaimed and prolific writer joined us for a special event entirely devoted to his long and varied career.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 1st September 2007: Showcasing the work of Alan Plater, highlights included Softly Softly Task Force, Curriculee Curricula, Trinity Tales and many of his original plays.
- Kaleidoscope's June 2007 Event Welcomed Director Mike Vardy: Mike has directed episodes of many classic series including Callan, Mystery and Imagination, The Bill, The One Game and Armchair Theatre.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 2nd June 2007: Highlights included an early Spitting Image, Wood and Walters and The Inside Man, an LWT drama recently rediscovered by Kaleidoscope.
- Kaleidoscope's March 2007 Event - A Poptastic Time Was Had By All: Pop pickers came from far and wide to help us celebrate the launch of our latest Research Guide, devoted to Top of the Pops.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 3rd March 2007: An unusual event with a musical theme, featuring something for everyone.
- The Kaleidoscope Christmas Event Welcomed Guest Verity Lambert in 2006: One of the leading lights of British television for decades makes her much anticipated appearance at a Kaleidoscope event.
- Further Ghosts of Christmas Past: Our fun Christmas event featured a wide range of festive programming, plus the Kaleidoscope Grand Charity Auction.
- Robert Banks Stewart at September 2006's Kaleidoscope Event: The highly acclaimed writer and producer behind shows such as Shoestring and Bergerac joined us for a rare event appearance.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 2nd September 2006: The event included a preview of a new initiative to recover lost television material.
- Summer Fundraising Fun: Kaleidoscope's June 2006 Event: A well attended event brings in an impressive charity total.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 3rd June 2006: William Smethurst, producer of Jupiter Moon, Crossroads and The Archers was our guest, together with returning favourite James Cellan Jones.
- Kaleidoscope's March Event - A Great Start to 2006: An innovative and well attended event kicks off the year's fundraising efforts.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 4th March 2006: Ted Childs was our guest for the day, which also featured a mini-auction and a live episode commentary on The Sweeney.
- Record Breakers! Kaleidoscope's 2005 Total: We've done it again... for the second successive year, a new fundraising record!
- Just In Time For Christmas...: Our afternoon of festive fun returns, featuring Jenny Hanley, Tony Currie and the Kaleidoscope Grand Charity Auction.
- Here Come The Pipkins... On DVD! (At Last...): One of Kaleidoscope's most popular and loved series makes its debut on home video.
- Kaleidoscope Collaborate With Network On Classic Television DVDs: Public Eye and Press Gang...
- Standing Room Only at Kaleidoscope's 50 Years of ITV Event: An occasion to remember is marked with a day to remember.
- 50 Years of ITV: Celebrate a television milestone with director Christopher Hodson and a special presentation from Tony Currie.
- Kaleidoscope Events in March and June 2005: Our first two events of the year remembered.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 11th June 2005: Pamela Lonsdale and Reginald Collin join us for a day themed around their work.
- Kaleidoscope Event - Saturday 12th March 2005: Our first event of the year features guests Michael Chapman, Peter Cregeen and Michael Simpson.
- A Great End To a Great Year: Kaleidoscope's 2004 RNLI Fundraising Effort Sets a New Record!
- More Ghosts of Christmas Past: Our second special festive event, featuring an amazing charity auction!
- Three of a Kind: Thanks For Your Support: Remembering a popular and successful trilogy of events.
- Three of a Kind: Kaleidoscope are proud to present three new events for 2004.
- Out Of The Unknown Book Launch: A special event to celebrate the launch of this much-anticipated book.
- The Ghosts of Christmas Past: Kaleidoscope presents a special evening of entertainment with a festive theme.
- Six of the Best: No less than six new events due from Kaleidoscope in 2003.
- BFI TV 100 announced by the British Film Institute.
- K2K-1: Details of Kaleidoscope's 2001 event are here.
- The Likely Lads "Lost" Episode Found: Comedy classic back on television after 35 years, thanks to Kaleidoscope.
- Alfred Burke: Public Eye's Frank Marker appeared live at The Main Event 1999.
- Full Programme Schedule for The Main Event 1999: See what you missed, or savour your memories.
- The Main Event 1999: The rest of the details about the day can be found here.
- Patrick's Day: The programme line-up of our special 1997 Patrick McGoohan retrospective.
- A New Record!: Kaleidoscope raised a total of over £1,000 for the RNLI during 1996.
- Television Classics Rediscoveries Bonanza: From Hancock to Pipkins, it's all out there if you know where to look...
- Emergency Ward 5!: First news of Channel 5's programme line-up.
- The X Files at Kaleidoscope!: News of a landmark agreement that is our first foray outside of British television
- Upstairs Downstairs Revisited: Full details of the Silver Anniversary tribute...
- "Carrott! Carrott! You're in the Bleedin' Money!"
- Another French Firm Acquires Lumiere: Uncertain times ahead for the vintage TV and film archive?
- Till Death Us Do Part Rediscovery: An episode of Johnny Speight's controversial series recovered.
- Do Not Adjust Your Set: Rare television treasures unearthed at Thames TV.
- Somewhere in Time...: The real story behind the recovery of the Pathfinders... serials!
- Kaleidoscope Corrects the BBC!: Don't always believe what you read in the Radio Times...
- BBC Transfers 1 Inch Stock onto D3: The race to preserve our TV heritage.
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