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A history of British theatre and its technology. 4: Let There Be Light.
Russell Davies looks at the technological achievements in theatre lighting from the arrival of electricity. How did one man's research into war radar affect performance? And how did the Compton organ become a standard controller of lighting in Drury Lane? Producer Laura Parfitt

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Laura Parfitt
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