Paul Merton's Palladium Story
Short series telling the story of London's world-famous theatre, hosted by Paul Merton
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 1994
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 2 (1 series)
- Features
- Paul Merton, Charlie Drake, Des O'Connor, Eric Sykes, Harry Secombe, Jimmy Tarbuck, Frankie Vaughan, Beryl Reid and others
- Writers
- John Fisher and Paul Merton
- Director
- Paul Kirrage
- Producers
- John Fisher and Laurie Mansfield
Comedian Paul Merton presents a quirky two-part documentary celebrating the history of the world-famous London Palladium, with contributions from the likes of Norman Wisdom, Max Bygraves, Des O'Connor, Harry Secombe and Beryl Reid. The shows are packed with extremely rare photos, audio and film clips; artists featured range from The Crazy Gang to Frankie Howerd and Tommy Cooper to Laurel and Hardy, plus Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, Tommy Trinder, Max Miller and many more.