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Grand Blackpool
Episode 4 of 6
Geoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that is refusing to bring the curtain down. With Bernard Cribbins and Mike Harding. From April 2002.
Known after its architect Frank Matcham as "Matcham's Masterpiece", the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, is a sumptuously decorated tribute to the greatness of Victorian theatre design.
Bernard Cribbins , Bill Pertwee and Mike Harding are among those recalling their appearances there.
Series in which Geoffrey Wheeler visits variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in April 2002.
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