BBC Four · Ended

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

History · 2015

Last aired: S1 E3, Variety Finds a New Home · 2015-12-17

Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein explore the history of British popular entertainment before television.

Cast

Frank Skinner Presenter

Suzy Klein Presenter

Season 1

E1 Music Hall 2015-12-03 · 60 min Frank and Suzy look at the birth of the music hall in the 19th century and the world of the entertainers that performed there.

E2 The Rise of Variety 2015-12-10 · 60 min Frank and Suzy immerse themselves in the world of variety theatre, looking at the history of the artform since it's beginnings in the early 20th century.

E3 Variety Finds a New Home 2015-12-17 · 60 min A look at how rock and roll exploded onto the scene after the second world war.

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