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10 October 2004 Three of a Kind: Thanks For Your Support Kaleidoscope was proud to present Three of a Kind in 2004, a series of three events in a similar format to the previous year, but on a larger scale. They were best described as combining the informality of Six of the Best with the more traditional style of Kaleidoscope event. Thanks to everyone who attended; both Kaleidoscope and our designated charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution really appreciated your support throughout the year. The events featured guest panels and rare, exclusive screenings like only Kaleidoscope can provide. Highlights included another Armchair Thriller story spread over the three events, Mystery and Imagination, an episode of the classic children's serial The Georgian House, a recently returned episode of Z Cars and some great old comedy, including Do Not Adjust Your Set. The first Three of a Kind event took place on Saturday 14th August 2004. The day went well and proved very enjoyable, the highlight being an enthralling panel by our guest Leonard White, who fascinated us all with tales of his life and career. We were glad to see that the extra programming we put on in the bar area also proved popular. The event continued our recent impressive fundraising trend, donating an amazing total of £83.63 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Sue Coombes of the RNLI said: "I am also writing to say a huge thank you, on behalf of RNLI Stourbridge Branch and the Institution's volunteer crews, for your continued support... Apart from funds, you're also helping us to raise awareness of the lifeboat service which is very important." Following on was the second Three of a Kind event, which took place on Saturday 11th September 2004. Themed around Public Eye, and specifically Network's recent DVD release of Series Four (which Kaleidoscope worked on), the day proved to be innovative and highly enjoyable both for the audience and ourselves. In the main room, Kaleidoscope presented a special audio-visual presentation focusing on our contributions to the DVD, including additional footage from the Alfred Burke interview that was not used and has never been seen before, and some other items we submitted for consideration as extras. There was a compilation of all the Public Eye title sequences and extracts from some privately held soundtrack recordings of missing episodes we discovered, meticulously restored by sound maestro Alan Hayes. All this was preceded by a short and fiendishly difficult Public Eye quiz, with an enlarged poster of the DVD cover signed especially for the day by Alfred Burke, as the prize. Then, Tim Beddows, the founder of Network, took to the stage for his much-anticipated chat about the company and their plans for classic television on DVD in the future. This highly interesting panel really lifted the lid on some of the challenges small companies like Network face all the time to get such well-crafted releases onto the market, and should hopefully dispel some of the rumours, myths and misconceptions held by fans about what goes on behind the scenes in the DVD industry. Ending with a question and answer session with the audience, Tim's panel was the definite highlight of the day. Setting a new record for us, this event raised an incredible £111.20 for our supported charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Many thanks to all who came for their generosity. The third and final Three of a Kind event took place on Saturday 9th October 2004. Every event in the series had free admission and ran between 12:00 - 7:00pm (approximately) at our usual venue, Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK. Themed around the celebrated work of our guest, James Cellan Jones, veteran director (and sometimes producer), screening highlights at the third event included an episode of Fortunes of War projected off a brand new 16mm Eastman colour film print, Dr Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery, in which Conan Doyle's medical practitioner stepped into the limelight, Second World War drama in The Roads To Freedom and a most unusual case for John Mortimer's advocate in Rumple and the Children of the Devil. James Cellan Jones kept us thoroughly entertained in the afternoon with a wonderful interview and some great anecdotes from his long and illustrious career, some illustrated with clips and stills. It was especially interesting to be able to see so much of his previous work on show throughout the day after hearing some of the background information about its production direct from the man himself. Other essential items included Where There's a Will, a Bergerac-style TSW pilot that had to be seen to be believed, a rare Benny Hill Show that proved hugely popular much to our surprise, and the return of an old Kaleidoscope favourite, The Mind of Mr J G Reeder. Sadly, lack of time due to over-running meant we couldn't show the early Victoria Wood play Happy Since I Met You, but this will definitely be screened in the future. The final Three of a Kind event added to our already impressive total for this year, raising £80.03 in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, bringing the overall total raised for them by Kaleidoscope since 1994 to £3640.31. Many thanks to all who came for their generosity. Further details of the events, guests and programme schedule can be found here. |
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