Told by John Mills (above, in the days of Cochrane and Coward)
The first of five programmes spanning the last 60 years of revue, with live re-creations and recorded star performances. With Joan Sims, Hugh Paddick, Dilys Laye, Peter Reeves and Ronnie Cass in the studio
And comments by Hermione Gingold, Dora Bryan and Peter Cook
Recorded performances from: ALAN BENNETT, JUDY CAMPBELL, PETER COOK, CICELY COURTNEIDGE, NOEL COWARD, FRANCES DAY, ROY KINNEAR, JONATHAN MILLER, DUDLEY MOORE, RONNIE STEVENS and others
Script and research by PETER MYERS.
Producers JOHN BROWELL and SIMON BRETT