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Music Hall Reclaimed

Barry Cryer hears how recordings have been restored so that the work of music hall stars can be heard once again. From 2003.

Barry Cryer investigates the cottage industry of Music Hall recording restoration, as well as the lives and works of some of its stars.

Thanks to modern computer technology we鈥檙e now able to hear some of the rarer works of artists such as Mark Sheridan, Ernest Shand, Vesta Victoria and Albert Chevalier who originally recorded this material at the turn of the 20th century.

Written by Glenn Mitchell

Producer: Karl Phillips

Barry Cryer sadly died in January 2022.

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in October 2003.

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1 hour

Last on

Sun 18 Sep 2022 01:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 Apr 2015 08:00
  • Sat 25 Apr 2015 15:00
  • Sun 26 Apr 2015 03:00
  • Sat 20 Oct 2018 08:00
  • Sat 20 Oct 2018 15:00
  • Sun 21 Oct 2018 03:00
  • Tue 13 Sep 2022 11:00
  • Tue 13 Sep 2022 21:00
  • Sat 17 Sep 2022 13:00
  • Sun 18 Sep 2022 01:00