Michael Grade
The Story Of Music Hall With Michael Grade

The Story Of Music Hall With Michael Grade

  • TV documentary
  • BBC Four
  • 2011
  • 1 episode

Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall, the roots of what became modern variety and comedy. Features Michael Grade, Matthew Sweet, Michael Kilgarriff, Barry Cryer, Derek Scott and more.

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2011
Channel
BBC Four
Episodes
1
Features
Michael Grade, Matthew Sweet, Michael Kilgarriff, Barry Cryer, Derek Scott, John Earl, Alexei Sayle, Oliver Double and more
Directors
Spike Geilinger
Producers
Spike Geilinger, Adam Barker and Franny Moyle
Company

Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes him from venues such as Wilton's Music Hall in London to Glasgow's once-famous Britannia.

Talking to enthusiasts and performers, Lord Grade discovers the origins of this uniquely British form of entertainment and revisits some of the great acts and impresarios, from Charles Morton and George Leybourne to Bessie Bellwood and Marie Lloyd.

Featuring Jo Brand and Alexei Sayle, with performances from Barry Cryer and many more, Grade hears about dudes, swells, mashers and serio-comics and hears how, in many a house, no turn was left unstoned.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 25th October 2011 at 9pm on BBC Four
Episode length
90 minutes
Most recent repeats
  • Monday 2nd December 2013 at 11:00pm on BBC4
  • Thursday 12th January 2012 at 10:00pm on BBC4
  • Wednesday 16th November 2011 at 7:30pm on BBC4

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