Kaleidoscope: A Merry Christ-MAC

About Kaleidoscope: A Merry Christ-MAC

TV archivists Kaleidoscope present their final Christmas event at the MAC. Don’t fret though, because Kaleidoscope will return in March next year with The Avengers and James Bond. But before then, it’s Christmas!

10am: Channel 4’s first ever Christmas Day start-up from 25th November 1982.

10.10am: Blue Peter
Screened on 24th December 1981.

10.40am: General Hospital
A missing episode found by Kaleidoscope which is not available on the DVD set. First screened on 22nd December 1971.

11.10am: Mr Benn Christmas episode
Not available on the recent Blu-Ray or DVD sets.

11.15am: A Tribute to Norman Green
Television engineer Norman Green passed away in September and left behind a legacy of historical achievements including developing colour television. This interview made by Kaleidoscope in 2015 sees him reflect on his career and includes clips from the many lost shows he saved.

12.30pm: Lunch

1pm: Uncle Ken - Border TV Christmas birthdays

1.15pm: Tomorrow’s World
The earliest surviving episode from 1965.

2pm: Nicholas Jones Q&A
Documentary maker Nicholas Jones - whose father was Glyn Jones, the writer and producer of Tomorrow’s World - hosts a panel of guests from the iconic TV series.

3pm: Afternoon Tea

3.30pm: TW MBW
A collection of missing material from Tomorrow’s World found by Kaleidoscope

4pm: This Is Your Life
Episodes featuring Robert Powell (1979) and Cathleen Nesbitt (1980)

4.30pm: Me and My Girl
A Christmas episode of the 1980s sitcom featuring Richard O’Sullivan.

5pm: A Wombling Merry Christmas closedown
 

Booking info

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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