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
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- 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