Kaleidoscope: Saints & Sinners
About Kaleidoscope: Saints & Sinners
TV archivists Kaleidoscope present a unique cultural retrospective of how television has portrayed state religion over the past few decades.
10am: Seven Deadly Sins - A Cold Heart
Rediffusion’s ground breaking series of plays about the seven deadly sins depicted by the early Christian church.
10.45am: Blue Peter Special Assignment – Rome
Val, John and Peter explore the origins of the Christian religion in the Roman Empire.
11.15am: Seven Deadly Sins - The Erpingham Pride
Another classic play about the sin of pride as defined by the early Christian church.
12.15am: Lunch
12.45pm: Joseph & His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The Old Vic version of the musical.
1.30pm: Robin Hood
Untransmitted pilot and introduction by its director Andrew Walkington.
2.15pm: The News on Good Friday
2.30pm: Jamie Medhurst Q&A
An expert in pre-war television, Jamie also lectures at the University of Aber and will be discussing how early television depicted faith.
3.30pm: Afternoon Tea
4pm: Frost on Sin
Frost, Cleese et al poke fun at Britain’s obsession with sin.
4.30pm: Paul of Tarsus - The Feast of Pentecost
Patrick Troughton as Paul, a Jewish man who persecuted Christians until he was converted to become a follower of Jesus himself.
5pm: 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.
