LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Royal Variety Performance - Preparations

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

17 Nov 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:32

Description

Report on the run-up to the 1980 Royal Variety Performance. Includes interview with event organiser Louis Benjamin on the preparations for the show, and Dallas (soap opera) star Larry Hagman. Rowan Atkinson describes being nervous and finding it hard to fit in enough rehearsals. Dancer, Lionel Blair says the show is done for charity and is a highlight of a performer’s career. Other performers include Sandy Powell, Arthur Askey, Sheena Easton and Paul Squires. Singing can be heard in the background. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Rowan Atkinson; Lionel Blair; Louis Benjamin

Keywords

Actors; Theatre; Entertainment; Entertainers; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother; Comedians; Arthur Askey; Birthdays; Television variety programmes; Sandy Powell; Larry Hagman; Paul Squires; Sheena Easton

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