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John Henshall to appear at Kaleidoscope music-themed summer event

CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope has announces the schedule for its summer event, which will be focusing around music on television. The special guest at the event, taking place on Saturday, June 9, in Stourbridge, will be John Henshall – a … Continue reading

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Power of the Daleks Re-imagined

THE first episode of a fan-made re-imagining of lost Doctor Who story The Power of the Daleks has been released online. The unofficial remake of the 1966 Patrick Troughton adventure has been produced by the same team responsible for successful … Continue reading

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TV TREASURE TROVE COMES TO STOURBRIDGE

TV treasures lost for over 40 years will get a rare showing in Stourbridge this weekend. Acclaimed 1960s’ crime anthology series 13 Against Fate and star-studded dramas featuring the likes of Derek Jacobi, Leonard Rossiter and Jeremy Brett are among … Continue reading

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UnLOCked: The Library of Congress Discoveries at the BFI

SELECTED highlights from the treasure-trove of early British TV dramas unearthed at the Library of Congress are to be screened by the BFI. Over 100 hours of lost British TV dramas were discovered in the archives of The Library of … Continue reading

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Pete Murray joins Kaleidoscope for music-themed TV event

VETERAN DISC jockey and TV presenter Pete Murray is to make his final public appearance this June, at a celebration of vintage TV and music. BBC Radio 1 original Murray, 85, will be joined by fellow DJs Mike Read, Ed … Continue reading

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Kaleidoscope Christmas Event and Grand Charity Auction 2010

THE LINE-UP for the next Kaleidoscope event has been announced. Highlights for the Christmas event, taking place this Saturday, November 27, include screenings of a vintage seasonal episode of Top of the Pops and Margaret Rutherford TV play The Two … Continue reading

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Are You Free For Next Kaleidoscope Event?

THERE’S less than a week to go until the next Kaleidoscope event, featuring none other than Are You Being Served? actor Trevor Bannister on the guest list. Taking place Saturday, September 4th, 12:00 – 7:00 pm, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, … Continue reading

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SEE EMILY PLAYED AT THE BFI

A LEGENDARY ‘lost’ performance by rock band Pink Floyd is just one of the many recently-unearthed television treasures being shown at a major London event this Saturday (January 9). Other highlights in a packed schedule at BFI Southbank include footage … Continue reading

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A Kaleidoscope Christmas

CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope have unwrapped details of their Christmas event, which will feature a screening of one of the two Till Death Us Do Part episodes that were recently recovered. The free event, which takes place on Saturday, December … Continue reading

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Bob’s Full House – New Trailer

CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope has unveiled a new trailer for its forthcoming “Bob’s Full House” event, to be held at BAFTA next month. The classic TV organisation is in charge of the Bob Monkhouse archive – a huge collection of … Continue reading

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