What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment (2015)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2015-11-03
Last Air Date: 2015-11-17
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Top Cast
- Frank Skinner as Self - Presenter
- Suzy Klein as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Music Hall
Frank 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.
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Ep. 2: The Rise of Variety
Frank 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.
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Ep. 3: Variety Finds a New Home
Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein examine what happened to British popular entertainment - its stars and its audiences - during the Second World War and beyond.
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