A young woman in a purple dress sits in a blue chair, looking to her right. An older man dressed in a grey suit and yellow tie sits behind, looking down at her. The image is taken from the 60s and 70s TV drama Public Eye.

Kaleidoscope: An Optimistic Eye

Event

About Kaleidoscope: An Optimistic Eye

Join TV archivists Kaleidoscope for a day celebrating the work of some incredible names from the history of British TV - Carole Ann Ford (Doctor Who), Enn Reitel (The Optimist) and Julie Peasgood (Years & Years) - as well as a chat with TV expert Richard McGinlay about his work tracking down episodes of classic British drama series Public Eye.

10am: Public Eye - An Audio-Visual History

10.30am: Richard McGinlay Q&A - A chat with the author of the Public Eye website.

11am: Carole Ann Ford Q&A

12pm: Moonstrike – Five Hours to Kill (1963) - World War II drama starring Carole Ann Ford, recently recovered by Kaleidoscope.

12.50pm: Lunch

1.15pm: Kelly Monteith (1984) - Part sitcom, part stand-up featuring Enn Reitel.

2pm: Further Adventures of Lucky Jim - The Ties that Bind (1962) - Starring Enn Reitel as Jim.

2.30pm: Enn Reitel and Julie Peasgood panel Q&A - Focusing on 1980s comedy series The Optimist.

3.15pm: Launch of Carry On Spying book

3.45pm: Mog – Episode 1 (1985) - Featuring Enn Reitel as Mog.

4.15pm: A Journey To London (1975) - Starring Julie Peasgood.

5.05pm: Close

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

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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