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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.

Britain Had Talent - A History Of Variety Theatre

In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Oliver Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques.

Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.

First published: Tuesday 18th September 2012

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