At a recent event held by Kaleidoscope publishing at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), a screening was held of ‘Them Down There’ written by John Finch in the 1960’s. After an interesting overview by Dr Lez Cook, a short talk was given by Steve Finch, looking at a time when …
Just a reminder that Kaleidoscope are holding an event at the Midlands Art Centre on Saturday (&th Sept) This will include an opportunity to find out more about writing Drama, it’s heyday in the 1960’s and 70’s and John’s contribution to British Drama.
Kaleidoscope, the classic TV organisation, is holding a day event on the Television Play at the Midlands Art Centre (MAC) in Birmingham on Saturday 7 September 2024, 10.00-5.30pm. The event will include screenings of plays made for Armchair Theatre, Saturday Night Theatre, Thirty Minute Theatre and Television Theatre From The …
John Finch’s autobiography is now published by Kaleidoscope Publishing This can now be purchased online, it will also soon be listed on Amazon and is available from book shops ORDER ONLINE HERE: John’s autobiography is one of Kaleidoscope Publishing’s summer publications launched at the British Film Institute on the Southbank …
Upon John’s passing a number of obituaries have been written, which show that although John had been cast aside and largely forgotten by the industry he did so much to define; his work continues to be valued by those who’s opinion John would have valued. John was an ‘actors writer’ …
Can anyone tell me why I was refused the war service medal issued for Featherstone residents who served in World War 2. I left South Featherstone school at fourteen shortly after the war commenced and served in the poison gas treatment unit at Lister baths Featherstone until joining the …
A piece from John’s autobiography CHAPTER TWENTY THREE – GROUP NORTH Group North was the name devised by Harry Kershaw for the small group of writers who kept Coronation Street on the screen in the very early days. It was a small group chosen mainly by Harry from Northern writers …
DECEPTION – by John Finch Lines from a play about World War 2 and the failed early post-war years seen in the relationship between Joe and the three generations of his family, of which he is the second. JOE: Your grandmother loved Jess…saw her as my salvation…Jess was nearly …
Came across a letter today from Lez Cooke, Senior Researcher at Royal Holloway, London University. I had thought the virus had passed me by, but he reminded me of some lines which I’d written in a play I had part written and then abandoned, giving up the attempt to rewrite …
Few writers, I suspect, would disagree with the statement by the late David Lean, director of many of the outstanding British films of the 90s (Dr.Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia etc) that the hardest job in television/film production is that of the writer. Very close to this, I believe, is the …
