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What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Description: In this series, comedian Frank Skinner and music broadcaster Suzy Klein explore the evolution of British entertainment in the 100 years before the arrival of TV. The pair take a look at ways Brits have been entertained through technological advances and two world wars, beginning with Victorian-era music halls and going through variety theatres of the 20th century. But they're not just learning about the big acts of each time period - they're becoming them. Each episode concludes with Skinner and Klein re-creating one act from the period, discovering what it was like to immerse themselves in the music and costumes of the times in order to become a star in a world without TV.
Genre: TV program
Cast: Frank Skinner

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Fight Club - A History of Violence

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