i like musicals, so i looked this up.
from bbc four's page on this:
episode 1 of 3
duration: 1 hour
three-part series which tells how the british musical became a driving force behind musical theatre
around the world - a tale of titanic shows, phenomenal daring, epic rivalries, prodigious talent and
gargantuan fortunes, all set in just a single square mile.
the first episode looks at how, from unpromising beginnings in the period after the second world
war, british musicals went on to reclaim the west end from american domination. highlights include
the quintessentially british show the boyfriend and its failure to conquer broadway, the riches to
rags story of lionel bart and his masterpiece oliver, and the extraordinary partnership of sir tim
rice and lord andrew lloyd webber from the moment they burst onto the scene with jesus christ
superstar until their final collaboration of the 1970s, evita.
featuring first-hand accounts from the great and the good of musical theatre including lord lloyd
webber, sir cameron mackintosh, sir tim rice, elaine paige, ron moody, bill kenwright, sheila
hancock, harold prince, robert stigwood, tommy steele, paul nicholas and willy russell. < show less
from bbc four's page on this:
episode 1 of 3
duration: 1 hour
three-part series which tells how the british musical became a driving force behind musical theatre
around the world - a tale of titanic shows, phenomenal daring, epic rivalries, prodigious talent and
gargantuan fortunes, all set in just a single square mile.
the first episode looks at how, from unpromising beginnings in the period after the second world
war, british musicals went on to reclaim the west end from american domination. highlights include
the quintessentially british show the boyfriend and its failure to conquer broadway, the riches to
rags story of lionel bart and his masterpiece oliver, and the extraordinary partnership of sir tim
rice and lord andrew lloyd webber from the moment they burst onto the scene with jesus christ
superstar until their final collaboration of the 1970s, evita.
featuring first-hand accounts from the great and the good of musical theatre including lord lloyd
webber, sir cameron mackintosh, sir tim rice, elaine paige, ron moody, bill kenwright, sheila
hancock, harold prince, robert stigwood, tommy steele, paul nicholas and willy russell. < show less
