LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

ENSA musical launched

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

21 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:10

Description

Simon Bowden reports on the Imperial War Museum launch of the musical Gasmasks and Greasepaint, celebrating the work of the Second World War entertainment corps, ENSA, with many stars from the time and from ENSA present. Speakers are musical’s director Gary Willis; ENSA writer Sydney Bonsett(?); performers Tommy Trinder; Spike Milligan; Dame Vera Lynn; Cristobel Leyton Porter; Len Martin; Marie Authey(?) - sings original theme tune. Musical’s theme tune heard sung by the cast and recording of Dame Vera Lynn singing We’ll Meet Again.

Contributors

Spike Milligan; Vera Lynn; Len Martin; Tommy Trinder; Simon Bowden; Gary Willis; Sydney Bonsett(?); Marie Authey(?)

Keywords

Entertainment; Variety performances; Musical theatre; Variety; Second World War (1939-1945); Musical performances; ENSA; Imperial War Museum

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