The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade. Michael Grade. Copyright: BBC
The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade
- TV documentary
- BBC Four
- 2011
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Television executive Michael Grade presents a history of variety in Britain, charting the heights of the stage era to the rise of television. Features Michael Grade, Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd, Peter Prichard, Maurice Sellar and more.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2011
- Channels
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 2 (1 series)
- Features
- Michael Grade, Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd, Peter Prichard, Maurice Sellar, Donald Auty, Dabber Davis, Bruce Forsyth and more
- Director
- Lucy Kenwright
- Producers
- Lucy Kenwright and Caroline Wright
- Companies
Television executive and nephew of the man who all-but-invented ITV, Lew Grade, Lord Michael Grade presents this two-part documentary charting the rise and fall of variety entertainment in Britain, focusing on the post-war period during which his family played such a large role.
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