Post by cperry on Nov 10, 2008 14:55:34 GMT
Kaleidoscope Christmas Event and Charity Auction - Saturday 6th December 2008
Hello everyone,
We are pleased to announce details of our traditional Christmas event
and Grand Charity Auction.
KALEIDOSCOPE CHRISTMAS EVENT AND
GRAND CHARITY AUCTION 2008
Saturday 6th December 2008, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Amblecote Room, Stourbridge Town Hall,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK
Free Admission
* 12:00 pm Welcome to Southern Television - the station opener for
Christmas Day 1981.
* 12:01 pm The Glories of Christmas - a galaxy of stars including Roy
Barraclough, Bob Monkhouse, Dora Bryan, Les Dawson, Gerald Harper, John
Laurie, Patricia Phoenix, Patrick Troughton and Richard Todd make
Christmas Day really special in this show from 1974.
* 1:00 pm Whodunnit - "A Piece of Cake". Festive mystery quiz hosted
by Jon Pertwee and featuring William Russell, Nicola Pagett, Eamonn
Andrews, Hughie Green and Leslie Crowther (tx: 26.12.1974).
* 1:40 pm Unwrap your Christmas presents... 2008 has seen the arrival of the
Bob Monkhouse Collection and Kaleidoscope has been exploring the many
old recordings made on open ree-to-reel VT tapes. We have been boosted
by tapes given us by other collectors. Today we unveil the sensational
results - some great footage. See it first here, unwrap our Christmas
present at 1.40.
* 2:00 pm Break
* 2:15 pm Kaleidoscope Grand Charity Auction 2008 - a selection of
items donated by our guests, supporters and attendees throughout the
year are up for grabs in our annual charity auction, with all proceeds
going to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Please note we will be
accepting bids in person only.
* 3:00 pm A Christmas Carol - an award-winning animated version of
Charles Dickens' masterpiece, produced by Anglia Television in 1970.
* 4:00 pm Afternoon Tea
* 4:30 pm Christmas Peter - Festive highlights from Blue Peter through
the decades in this unused compilation from our recent Blue Peter Goes
Gold! event.
* 5:20 pm ITN archive footage of Westward and Southern Television
being told they had lost their franchises, whilst at the Christmas
party! Followed by some trailers for ITV's Christmas line-up in 1976.
* 5:30 pm Pop Goes Christmas - Festive special from 1983 in which
contemporary artists including Dexy's Midnight Runners, David Essex, the
Nolans, Musical Youth, Shakin' Stevens and Toyah sing traditional
Christmas songs.
* 6:00 pm Ghost in the Water - a brilliant BBC ghost story from 1982,
directed by former Kaleidoscope guest Renny Rye. A school project leads
Tess and David to investigate the tragically short life of Abigail
Parkes, but all is not as it seems... The filming locations used in this
story are all within a few miles of our venue (tx: 31/12/1982).
* 6:55 pm Closedown - a few trailers and adverts before David Hamilton
wishes us all goodnight from Thames Television (tx: 1978), followed by
The Wombles playing us out as usual!
All material at Kaleidoscope events is screened with the permission of
the copyright holders. Programmes and timings may be subject to change
before the day.
In 2008 Kaleidoscope is supporting the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution once again.
Full details of this event and Kaleidoscope's other activities can
always be found on our web site: www.kaleidoscope.org.uk
Hope to see lots of you there. Only £300 needed to break the £11,000 barrier for this year. Every penny helps the RNLI.
chris
Hello everyone,
We are pleased to announce details of our traditional Christmas event
and Grand Charity Auction.
KALEIDOSCOPE CHRISTMAS EVENT AND
GRAND CHARITY AUCTION 2008
Saturday 6th December 2008, 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Amblecote Room, Stourbridge Town Hall,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK
Free Admission
* 12:00 pm Welcome to Southern Television - the station opener for
Christmas Day 1981.
* 12:01 pm The Glories of Christmas - a galaxy of stars including Roy
Barraclough, Bob Monkhouse, Dora Bryan, Les Dawson, Gerald Harper, John
Laurie, Patricia Phoenix, Patrick Troughton and Richard Todd make
Christmas Day really special in this show from 1974.
* 1:00 pm Whodunnit - "A Piece of Cake". Festive mystery quiz hosted
by Jon Pertwee and featuring William Russell, Nicola Pagett, Eamonn
Andrews, Hughie Green and Leslie Crowther (tx: 26.12.1974).
* 1:40 pm Unwrap your Christmas presents... 2008 has seen the arrival of the
Bob Monkhouse Collection and Kaleidoscope has been exploring the many
old recordings made on open ree-to-reel VT tapes. We have been boosted
by tapes given us by other collectors. Today we unveil the sensational
results - some great footage. See it first here, unwrap our Christmas
present at 1.40.
* 2:00 pm Break
* 2:15 pm Kaleidoscope Grand Charity Auction 2008 - a selection of
items donated by our guests, supporters and attendees throughout the
year are up for grabs in our annual charity auction, with all proceeds
going to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Please note we will be
accepting bids in person only.
* 3:00 pm A Christmas Carol - an award-winning animated version of
Charles Dickens' masterpiece, produced by Anglia Television in 1970.
* 4:00 pm Afternoon Tea
* 4:30 pm Christmas Peter - Festive highlights from Blue Peter through
the decades in this unused compilation from our recent Blue Peter Goes
Gold! event.
* 5:20 pm ITN archive footage of Westward and Southern Television
being told they had lost their franchises, whilst at the Christmas
party! Followed by some trailers for ITV's Christmas line-up in 1976.
* 5:30 pm Pop Goes Christmas - Festive special from 1983 in which
contemporary artists including Dexy's Midnight Runners, David Essex, the
Nolans, Musical Youth, Shakin' Stevens and Toyah sing traditional
Christmas songs.
* 6:00 pm Ghost in the Water - a brilliant BBC ghost story from 1982,
directed by former Kaleidoscope guest Renny Rye. A school project leads
Tess and David to investigate the tragically short life of Abigail
Parkes, but all is not as it seems... The filming locations used in this
story are all within a few miles of our venue (tx: 31/12/1982).
* 6:55 pm Closedown - a few trailers and adverts before David Hamilton
wishes us all goodnight from Thames Television (tx: 1978), followed by
The Wombles playing us out as usual!
All material at Kaleidoscope events is screened with the permission of
the copyright holders. Programmes and timings may be subject to change
before the day.
In 2008 Kaleidoscope is supporting the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution once again.
Full details of this event and Kaleidoscope's other activities can
always be found on our web site: www.kaleidoscope.org.uk
Hope to see lots of you there. Only £300 needed to break the £11,000 barrier for this year. Every penny helps the RNLI.
chris
