BFI events

Time for our regular look at what TV’s on at the South Bank in London in March. The short answer is ‘not much’, bar a couple of iterations of Alice in Wonderland to coincide with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, although for film lovers, there is a ‘blondes’ season, at least – be still my beating heart.

• 9th/13th: Alice in Wonderland
  
  Directed by Jonathan Miller, and starring Wilfred Brambell, Alan Bennett and Michael Gough.
• 11th/15th: The Wednesday Play: Alice
  The template for what became Dreamchild, this Dennis Potter-scripted drama mixes biographical detail with fiction to explore the relationship between Alice Liddell and Lewis Carroll. Stars George Baker, Rosalie Crutchley and Deborah Watling.

Champions’ priority booking by phone: 11.30am February 1
Members’ priority booking opens: 11.30am February 2
Public booking opens: 11.30am February 9

Prices
£7.60 (members)
£5.25 (member concs)
£9.00 (non-members)
£6.65 (non-members concs)
Under 16s £5.

All shows are £5 on Tuesdays. Conc prices are available to senior citizens, students, unwaged and disability visitors. Proof of eligibility may be required.

As always, visit the BFI web site for more details

Time for our regular look at what TV’s on at the South Bank in London in February. Not much this month, but the big highlight – by which I mean there’s three events – is the TV remake season, which has an episode from an old show followed by an episode of a new show. There’s also a CITV fun day with preview showings of Horrid Henry and Emu.

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Time for our regular look at what TV’s on at the South Bank in London in November. Quite a lot of tele this month as part of the Radical Television Drama season, but nothing else except for the Queen in 3D. Seriously.

• 4th: The Wednesday Play: The Big Flame+ discussion with Tony Garnett 
  Docu-drama following striking dockers in Liverpool.
• 4th: The Wednesday Play: Up the Junction + Diary of a Young Man (episode 1)
  Two Ken Loach films, one by Nell Dunn, one by Troy Kennedy Martin. 
• 8th: The Wednesday Play: Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton + Play for Today: All Good Men
  Dennis Potter’s attack on the party political system, followed by Trevor Griffiths’s blistering polemic on the left/right struggle.
• 12th: TV preview: The Queen in 3D
  Yes, 3D films of the Queen that will be part of Channel 4’s The Queen in 3D.
• 13th: Scum + Q&A
  The famous play set in a borstal that launched Ray Winstone’s career. Q&A will include producer Margaret Matheson and writer Roy Minton.
• 16th: Play for Today: Bloody Kids
  Stephen Poliakoff’s drama about a kid who fakes being stabbed in the chest
• 18th: TV sold to the highest bidder – Thatcher’s television revolution
  Raymond Snoddy chairs a panel including Sir Michael Grade, Alasdair Milne, Tony Garnett and David Rose to examine the impact of Thatcherism on drama.
• 18th: Play for Today: The Black Stuff
  The play that spawned Boys From The Black Stuff.
• 19th: John Hill: from the The Big Flame to Leeds – United!
  How TV responded in drama to the industrial conflicts of the 60s and 70s.
• 25th: Play for Today: Leeds – United! + Q&A
  The fight of women clothing workers in Leeds for better pay in 1970. Followed by Q&A with producer Kenith Trodd, writer Colin Welland and director Roy Battersby.
• 26th: Oi for England + Made in Britain
  Neil Pearson in Trevor Griffiths’ play about the National Front, followed by Tim Roth as a disaffected skinhead.
• 29th: Play for Today: United Kingdom + Q&A
  A left-wing council is removed from office after overspending. Directed by Roland Joffe. Q&A with producer Kenith Trodd.

Champions’ priority booking by phone: September 28
Members’ priority booking opens: 11.30am September 29
Public booking opens: 11.30am October 6

Prices
£7.60 (members)
£5.25 (member concs)
£9.00 (non-members)
£6.65 (non-members concs)
Under 16s £5.

All shows are £5 on Tuesdays. Conc prices are available to senior citizens, students, unwaged and disability visitors. Proof of eligibility may be required.

As always, visit the BFI web site for more details