BBC Documentaries

The Story of the Music Hall with Michael Grade

Directed by Spike Geilinger
TV-PG
2011 • E305    Oct 25, 2011    60m
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.

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Cast of BBC Documentaries - 2011 • E305

  • Michael GradeGuest Star
  • Spike GeilingerDirector

 

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