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Belfast Grand Opera House
Episode 6 of 6
A symbol of regeneration after the Troubles, Geoffrey Wheeler meets staff and performers. With Jimmy Cricket. From April 2002
Geoffrey Wheeler is in Belfast meeting staff and performers at the Grand Opera House, which emerged from the Troubles as a symbol of the city's regeneration.
Mike Harding and Jimmy Cricket are among those recalling their experiences at this classic theatre built by Frank Matcham in 1895.
Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in April 2002.
Last on
Thu 9 Jan 2020
00:30
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