About this programme
8/8. The fluctuating popularity of TV variety shows, exploring why shows such as Sunday Night at the London Palladium were among the biggest on British screens in the medium's early days - before seemingly vanishing in the mid-1980s. The programme also explores how shows such as The X Factor have led to the genre ruling the airwaves once again. Interviewees include Simon Cowell and Bruce Forsyth. Last in the series.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Contributor
- Simon Cowell
- Contributor
- Bruce Forsyth
- Contributor
- Paul Zenon
- Contributor
- Jimmy Tarbuck
Crew
- Director
- Andy Humphries
- Producer
- Andy Humphries
- Series Editor
- Anna Gien
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