Kaleidoscope: Three of a Kind
 
Returning for the sixteenth year and following on from our Out Of The Unknown Book Launch, Kaleidoscope are delighted to announce three new regular events under the collective name Three of a Kind.
 
"One Of A Kind"
Saturday 14th August 2004, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK
Free Admission

 
MAIN ROOM
One of a Kind

  • 12:00   Armchair Thriller - "Fear of God", episode 1 of a Troy Kennedy Martin cracker!
  • 12:30   Killer Waiting - a 1984 thriller starring John Thaw which topped the ratings
  • 13:30   Leonard White, producer of The Avengers, Armchair Theatre, Sky and The Georgian House live on stage
  • 15:00   The Georgian House - episode 7
  • 15:30   Mystery and Imagination - Ian Holm is "Frankenstein"
  • 16:50   Blackmail - extract from "Cobb", a missing thriller
  • 17:00   Nearly a Happy Ending - an early play by Victoria Wood
  • 18:15   Westward continuity from the first 15 years...
  • 18:30   Half Hour Story - "Bug", a 1967 play starring Bob Monkhouse
  • 19:00   Closedown
BAR AREA
Leonard White Retrospective

  • 12:00   Armchair Theatre - "The Man Who Came To Die"
  • 12:55   Armchair Mystery Theatre - "Ask Any Neighbour" by Tony Williamson
  • 13:50   Armchair Theatre - "Don't Utter a Note" - comedy starring Sid James
  • 14:45   Armchair Theatre - "Compensation Alice" - a tribute to the late Jack Rosenthal
  • 15:40   Armchair Mystery Theatre - "The Blackmailing of Mr S" with John Le Mesurier
  • 16:35   Armchair Theatre - "The Importance of Being Earnest" with Patrick Macnee
  • 18:00   Armchair Theatre - "Last Word on Julie"
 
"Two Of A Kind"
Saturday 11th September 2004, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK
Free Admission

 
MAIN ROOM
Two of a Kind

  • 12:00   Storyboard - Sam Dastor as Inspector Ghote, with Alfred Burke as Colonel Bressingham
  • 13:00   Bootsie and Snudge - "The Toerag", a vintage Granada TV comedy gem
  • 13:30   The Georgian House - an episode of the classic children's serial from last month's guest, Leonard White
  • 14:00   On Your Markers... - How much do you know about Frank Marker? Win an exclusive prize in our short but challenging quiz about Public Eye
  • 14:15   Public Eye - The Making of a DVD - A rare opportunity to look behind-the-scenes at the production of a commercial DVD release. This audio-visual presentation will include extra footage from the Alfred Burke interview that was not used; extracts from five ABC episodes that exist only on audio, a collection of all the title sequences and more, including some surprises that didn't make it onto the series four release.
  • 15:00   Network - Past, Present and Future - Join Network's founder, Tim Beddows, as he chats about the company renowned as the UK's leading producer of classic television DVDs. As well as outlining Network's history, current projects and future plans, Tim will be happy to answer your questions about Network DVDs past, present and future, a unique opportunity to give feedback direct to the DVD producers. Tim will also be bringing along some special displays and surprise items for a charity auction which will take place as part of this panel.
  • 16:00   Do Not Adjust Your Set - a rare Thames TV edition of the zany sketch show
  • 16:30   Z Cars - a missing classic recently returned to the BBC
  • 17:25   Armchair Thriller - "Fear Of God", episode 2
  • 17:50   The Rat Catchers - "Ticket to Madrid"
  • 18.45   Half Hour Story - surviving footage from "George's Room", directed by Alan Clarke
  • 19:00   Closedown
 
BAR AREA
Celebrating the Launch of Public Eye on DVD

  • 12:00   Public Eye - "Nobody Kills Santa Claus" (original telerecording)
  • 12:55   Public Eye - "Don't Forget You're Mine" (original telerecording)
  • 13:50   Public Eye - "My Life's My Own", plus its prequel, Armchair Theatre - "Wednesday's Child"
  • 15:40   Public Eye - "Shades of White"
  • 16:35   Public Eye - "The Windsor Royal"
  • 17:30   Public Eye - "Nobody Wants to Know"
  • 18:25   ABC Promo Reel - the complete 1967 presentation featuring all surviving footage from Public Eye - "It Must Be The Architecture - Can't Be The Climate", a clip from Mystery and Imagination - "Casting the Runes" and more
 
"Three Of A Kind"
Saturday 9th October 2004, 12:00 - 7:15 pm
Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK
Free Admission

 
MAIN ROOM
Three of a Kind

  • 12:00   The Mind of Mr J G Reeder - "The Treasure Hunt". The original ABC pilot episode that became a successful Thames TV series, starring Hugh Burden as Edgar Wallace's quiet hero
  • 13:00   Where There's A Will - Patrick Macnee leads an excellent cast in this Bergerac-style pilot for a series that TSW planned to make. Sadly, due to lack of sales, it never got that far
  • 14:00   James Cellan Jones live on stage, in conversation about his work with extracts from many shows
  • 15:00   Dr Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery - BBC play, directed by James Cellan Jones. Based on a Kingsley Amis story, Dr Watson takes the limelight
  • 16.30   Fortunes of War - an episode of the Alan Plater BBC adaptation of the successful novels, directed by James Cellan Jones. This episode will be shown off a brand new Eastman colour 16mm film print, introduced by the director
  • 17:30   Armchair Thriller - "Fear of God", episode 3. Continuing the Troy Kennedy Martin serial
  • 18:00   Happy Since I Met You - an early play by Victoria Wood
  • 19:10   Closedown
BAR AREA
James Cellan Jones Retrospective

  • 12:00   The Golden Bowl - episode one of James Cellan Jones' classic BBC serial
  • 13:00   The Roads To Freedom - an episode from the BBC World War Two series produced and directed by James Cellan Jones
  • 14:00   Rumpole of the Bailey - "Rumpole and the Children of the Devil" - starring Leo McKern, written by John Mortimer and directed by James Cellan Jones
  • 15:00   Who Killed Lamb? - Thriller, made by Yorkshire
  • 16:15   Westward continuity material
  • 16:30   The Benny Hill Show - a rare 1971 monochrome edition, never repeated on terrestrial TV
  • 17:30   Caesar and Cleopatra - 1977 Southern play by George Bernard Shaw
  • 19:00   Closedown
All material at Kaleidoscope events is screened with the permission of the copyright holders
 
In 2004, Kaleidoscope will be supporting
the Royal National Lifeboat Institution once again
 
 
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