Books
Kaleidoscope Publishing exists to promote the appreciation of British television in general and particularly ‘classic’ television programmes that many of us remember from years gone by.
“...a very enterprising group of people in the midlands called Kaleidoscope who specialise in looking at old programmes, gettings copies that everyone thinks have long disappeared and they find them and restore them, and they do credits lists for people like me.” Alan Plater, CBE.
To this end we have published a number of guides to British television archive holdings. These guides include exhaustive information on the number of archived programmes and the format(s) that they are held in. We have created this website as a means by which visitors can get a flavour of just why our guides have been described as “invaluable resources for anyone wishing to research, or even with a general interest in, British television”.
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Sherlock Holmes on Radio and Television
A highly detailed book about the UK TV appearances of Sherlock Holmes.
Includes a DVD of
Sherlock Holmes – The Peter Cushing Interview
Illustrated with clips from missing episodes of the famous BBC 1968 series
Broadcast in Avroskoop, a series made by AVRO , this edition transmitted on 20th March 1971 saw Peter Cushing talk extensively about his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for the BBC in 1968.
Extras:
Found in Belgium, various missing clips from the famous BBC 1968 series, restored to full colour.
Colour
55 minutes
£24.99
Late Night Horror
A classic 1968 BBC horror play, The Corpse Can't Play, restored to colour.
Plus a book about the series Late Night Horror, and a specially-made trail from 1968.
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£24.00
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Carry On Spying - The First Draft
Did you know that Sid James was supposed to the main lead star for Carry On Spying?
Here in full is the original unused 'Sid' script, with a brilliant introduction by Carry On expert Doctor Steven Gerrard from Leeds Beckett University.
Hardback with photographs.
£23.00
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Out of the Unknown [UK postage]
Published in June 2004, this comprehensive book by Mark Ward has taken three years to produce.
£20.00
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Our Man at St Marks DVD - The Lost Episodes
Previously missing episodes of
Our Man at St Marks DVD - the clerical sitcom.
Plus extras.
Please note some of the missing episodes are silent, restoration of the contents has proven beyond our means.
Card sleeve with content details.
£18.00
Alexander - DVD
Single play from the Ronnie Barker Playhouse series.
Includes guide to Ronnie's career.
Cardboard sleeve with content details.
£18.00
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