Leisure and Recreation
6.40 Music-Hall
A group of four programmes about the British music-hall and how it reflects the tastes and preoccupations of the age. 2: The Early Victorian Halls
In an age of growing prudishness, the man in the street clung to the earthiness of the 18th century.
Written and presented by TOM VERNON
Readings by LESLIE HERITAGE and ROGER SNOWDON
7.10 Arthur's Folk
Six programmes in which DAVE ARTHUR gives a personal account of folk music of all kinds. 4: Revival of the Fittest
An everyday story of country folk with Tom Forrest, Webb's Wonders, singing Coppers, Silly Sisters, Dransfields, Watersons and Rakes.