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The Story Of Variety With Michael Grade

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.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 1 - After The War

Sixty years ago every UK town had a variety theatre. Michael Grade tells the story of this lost world.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 28th February 2011
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Four
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 1st March 2011 1:00am BBC4
Sunday 6th March 2011 8:00pm BBC4
Saturday 19th March 2011 8:30pm BBC2
Thursday 21st April 2011 10:40pm BBC4
Saturday 3rd September 2011 10:40pm BBC4
Wednesday 23rd May 2012 9:00pm BBC4
Thursday 24th May 2012 1:40am BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Michael Grade Host / Presenter
Ken Dodd Self
Roy Hudd Self
Peter Prichard Self
Maurice Sellar Self
Donald Auty Self
Dabber Davis Self
Bruce Forsyth Self
Barry Cryer Self
Doreen Wise Self
Janet Brown Self
Val Doonican Self
Laurie Mansfield Self
Helen Shapiro Self
Guest cast
Kenneth Earle Self
Peter Elliott Self
Mike Winters Self
Des O'Connor Self (Archive Material)
Production team
Lucy Kenwright Director
Lucy Kenwright Producer
Caroline Wright Executive Producer
Joe Haughey (as Joseph Haughey) Editor
Jennie Wright Editor

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