This event, originally scheduled for April 6 has been postponed until May 11, due to a delay in the re-opening of the Mockingbird cinema. All tickets for original date still valid. Please note, William Fotheringham is, due to ill health, now unable to introduce the screening. A separate, free, Zoom event with William will be staged for tickets holders. 

Join us at Birmingham's Mockingbird cinema for a rare screening of 'A Sunday in Hell', the classic documentary on Paris-Roubaix, cycling's toughest one-day race.

'A Sunday in Hell' is widely regarded as the best cycling film of all, a groundbreaking documentary made with more than 20 cameras along the race route, as well as a footage shot from a helicopter - techniques that went on to become standard in high-level sports coverage.

Danish director Jorgen Leth's revolutionary film-making techniques capture the unique atmosphere of the race, as riders led by Eddy Merckx take on the gruelling, cobble-strewn course on a hot, dusty day in 1976.

The Mockingbird is a lovely intimate cinema within Birmingham cultural hotspot the Custard Factory. It holds fewer than 100, so do please book early to ensure entry. Seating is unallocated; there are no bad seats.

Tickets are £12/Concs £10.