What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

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. …  MORE