Intimate Cabaret was a British television programme broadcast from 1937 to 1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. It was a live variety programme. There were 24 episodes. The first seven were produced by Harry Pringle and the last two by Eric Fawcett; the producers of the others are not known.[1][2][3][4] No episode has survived.[Note 1]
| Intimate Cabaret | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety |
| Created by | Harry Pringle |
| Based on | Cabaret |
| Country of origin | England |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Harry Pringle, Eric Fawcett |
| Running time | 10–30 minutes [1][2][3] |
| Production company | BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 4 November 1937 – 29 August 1939 |
Performers
editThe following performers appeared in the series five or more times, or as of February 2016[update] are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Their numbers of appearances are given in parentheses.
- BBC Television Orchestra (1) [5]
- Evel Burns, pianist (before 1937 – after 1946) (6) [6]
- Jane Carr (1909–57), English actress (1) [7]
- Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), English comedian (4) [8]
- Steven Geray (1904–73), Hungarian-born actor (2) [9]
- Tommy Handley (1892–1949), British comedian (1) [10]
- Bruno Hoffmann (1913–91), German player of the glass harp (1) [11]
- Stanley Holloway (1890–1982), English comedian (1) [12]
- Nelson Keys (1886–1939), British actor and singer (1) [13]
- Magda Kun (1912–45), Hungarian-born actress (2) [14]
- Eve Lister (1913–97), British actress (1) [15]
- Billy Mayerl (1902–59), English pianist and composer (1) [16]
- Derek Oldham (1887–1968), English singer and actor (1) [17]
- Irene Prador (1911–96), Austrian actress (2) [18]
- Oliver Wakefield (1909–56), British actor and comedian (3) [19]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The programme was broadcast live. Methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were rarely used by the BBC until around 1953–55.
References
edit- ^ a b "Radio Times 1937" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Radio Times 1938" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Radio Times 1939" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Intimate Cabaret at IMDb
- ^ The BBC Television Orchestra at IMDb
- ^ Evel Burns at IMDb
- ^ Jane Carr at IMDb
- ^ Cyril Fletcher at IMDb
- ^ Steven Geray at IMDb
- ^ Tommy Handley at IMDb
- ^ Bruno Hoffman at IMDb
- ^ Stanley Holloway at IMDb
- ^ Nelson Keys at IMDb
- ^ Magda Kun at IMDb
- ^ Eve Lister at IMDb
- ^ Billy Mayerl at IMDb
- ^ Derek Oldham at IMDb
- ^ Irene Prador at IMDb
- ^ Oliver Wakefield at IMDb
External links
edit- Intimate Cabaret at IMDb
- "Search for Intimate Cabaret". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.