Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes + Q&A

Connaught Studio in Worthing is screening Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes on Sunday 28 February, with a Q&A to follow. The film was directed by Michael Cumming, and he'll be there in person to take questions after the credits roll.

To get why this is a bit of a thing, you have to go back to Brass Eye, the current affairs satire Chris Morris wrote and starred in, which first aired on 29 January 1997. Cumming directed the original series and its pilots, and Oxide Ghosts is assembled from hundreds of hours of unseen and behind-the-scenes footage from his own personal archive. It's a look at how the show was actually made, and it carries the blessing of Morris himself. It's only ever been screened at live events, so it's not something you can just find on a streaming service.

Critics have called it a "well-judged and very rare insight into Brass Eye's making", and The Guardian noted its "surprise popularity". If you've spent any time with the original series, you'll know how carefully constructed those absurd segments were, and this is one of the few chances to see the work that went into them.

The screening starts at 12:45pm and runs for 110 minutes, with the Q&A following on. Tickets start from £14.50 plus a £0.75 transaction fee. One thing to keep in mind: the film is rated 18 by the BBFC, so you'll need to bring photo ID.