Turned out nice again
Subtitle: the story of British light entertainment
By: Louis Barfe.
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781843543800
Subjects: Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Great Britain; Entertainers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Variety shows (Television programs) -- Great Britain; Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Biography
Description: "This book celebrates the work of the performers and impresarios who, from the 1930s onwards, pushed the creative boundaries of radio and then television to bring ground-breaking variety shows to a new audience. He demonstrates how the performances of Britain's best-loved entertainers were conceived, written and then filmed, often in front of a live audience and under extreme space and time restrictions. From the early days of vaudeville, via the golden age of radio, live television spectaculars, the rise of the chat show and alternative comedy, Louis Barfe pulls back the curtain of variety to reveal the world of light entertainment in all its glory."--Global Books in Print.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-376) and index.