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Manchester Playhouse
Episode 3 of 6
Geoffrey Wheeler's story of the venue and the neighbouring Hulme Hippodrome. With Morecambe and Wise and Ken Dodd. From April 2002.
Geoffrey Wheeler revisits the scene of the Manchester Playhouse.
Built back-to-back with the Hulme Hippodrome, itself a famous northern Variety venue, the Playhouse was host to some of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's best-loved comedy and Variety programmes from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Ken Dodd, Sandy Powell, Harry Worth and Bill Waddington are among those featured in this nostalgic trip through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's archives.
Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 2002.
Last on
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