What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment
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Play S1 E1Suzy Klein and Frank Skinner look at the century-long history of music halls and variety theatre between 1850 and 1950 and recreate famous acts from Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno to Vera Lynn and Max Miller.
Cast: Frank Skinner, Suzy Klein
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Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. Music HallFrank Skinner and Suzy Klein look at the birth of 19th-century music hall, the colourful world of its entertainers and the audiences whose lives were changed by it.CCNov 3, 2015
- 2. The Rise of VarietyFrank Skinner and Suzy Klein explore the golden age of variety theatre, from the start of the 20th century to the outbreak of the Second World War.CCNov 10, 2015
- 3. Variety Finds a New HomeFrank Skinner and Suzy Klein examine what happened to British popular entertainment - its stars and its audiences - during the Second World War and beyond.CCNov 17, 2015
What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment
20151 season3 episodesReturning Series
Suzy Klein and Frank Skinner look at the century-long history of music halls and variety theatre between 1850 and 1950 and recreate famous acts from Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno to Vera Lynn and Max Miller.
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- Frank Skinner, Suzy Klein
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