| 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 |
| Production company | BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Television |
| Release | 4 November 1937 (1937-11-04) – 29 August 1939 (1939-08-29) |
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. No episode has survived.
Performers
The following performers appeared in the series five or more times, or as of February 2016 are the subjects of Misplaced Pages articles. Their numbers of appearances are given in parentheses.
- BBC Television Orchestra (1)
- Evel Burns, pianist (before 1937 – after 1946) (6)
- Jane Carr (1909–57), English actress (1)
- Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), English comedian (4)
- Steven Geray (1904–73), Hungarian-born actor (2)
- Tommy Handley (1892–1949), British comedian (1)
- Bruno Hoffmann (1913–91), German player of the glass harp (1)
- Stanley Holloway (1890–1982), English comedian (1)
- Nelson Keys (1886–1939), British actor and singer (1)
- Magda Kun (1912–45), Hungarian-born actress (2)
- Eve Lister (1913–97), British actress (1)
- Billy Mayerl (1902–59), English pianist and composer (1)
- Derek Oldham (1887–1968), English singer and actor (1)
- Irene Prador (1911–96), Austrian actress (2)
- Oliver Wakefield (1909–56), British actor and comedian (3)
See also
- Cabaret (British TV series)
- Cabaret Cartoons
- Cabaret Cruise
- Comedy Cabaret
- Eastern Cabaret
- Western Cabaret
Notes
- 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
- ^ "Radio Times 1937" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Radio Times 1938" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "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
- Intimate Cabaret at IMDb
- "Search for Intimate Cabaret". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.