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What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Suzy Klein and Frank Skinner look at the century-long history of music halls and variety theatre between 1850 and 1950 and recreate famous acts from Marie Lloyd and Dan Leno to Vera Lynn and Max Miller.

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Nov 03, 2015

1 seaons till Nov 17, 2015

Popularity: 2.2254
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Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Variety Finds a New Home

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1Music Hall min

    Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein look at the birth of 19th-century music hall, the colourful world of its entertainers and the audiences whose lives were changed by it.

  • Episode 2The Rise of Variety min

    Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein explore the golden age of variety theatre, from the start of the 20th century to the outbreak of the Second World War.

  • Episode 3Variety Finds a New Home min

    Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein examine what happened to British popular entertainment - its stars and its audiences - during the Second World War and beyond.