GOLDEN AGE OF CINEMA CELEBRATED AT BLETCHLEY PARK

The heyday of 1940’s British cinema will be celebrated in style at Bletchley Park on Sunday 3 October, with the help of the Projected Picture Trust and Vagabond Cinema. With a range of activities for the whole family, the event will re-create two classic cinema experiences, including an evening screening of the iconic war-time film, Casablanca and demonstrate how film and cinemas have changed since the 1940s.

The classic 1940’s film show, Saturday morning Minors, will be re-created for the kids in Hut 12, while more grown-up documentaries from the 1940s through to the 1960s will be shown throughout the day in the Enigma Cinema. Visitors can learn about the workings of war-time projectors and see how film reels were changed while the film was running. There will be a display of film and camera equipment in the Mansion, including a working scaled-down model of a cinema. Visitors are also invited to bring in old film they may have, which will be run on the equipment for them to view.

The highlight of the event is a special screening of Casablanca during the evening in the lovely surroundings of the Mansion Ballroom. Helping to create the right atmosphere, the evening’s main feature film event will start at 7pm, with old newsreel and a B film, followed by an interval before the screening of the main feature film.

Entry to the daytime event is covered by the normal Bletchley Park ticket of £10 (see below for full details). Entry to the evening screening of Casablanca is £10 (adult), £8 concession, a complimentary ice-cream is included in your ticket price generously donated by Zest caterers, other refreshments will also be available. For bookings, visit the website at www.bletchleypark.org.uk.