Season 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Music Hall

   3 Nov 2015

   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.

2. 2

   2. The Rise of Variety

   10 Nov 2015

   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.

3. 3

   3. Variety Finds a New Home

   17 Nov 2015

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