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Shall We Dance

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Oct 2009, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th Jul 2015, 14:15 on BBC Two HD

Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. A famous ballet dancer and a leading revue artist on a ship bound for New York find that the world believes them to be married. Show more

Contributors

Petrov/Peter P Peters:: Fred Astaire
Linda Keene:: Ginger Rogers
Jeffrey Baird:: Edward Everett Horton
Cecil Flintridge:: Eric Blore
Arthur Miller:: Jerome Cowan
Lady Denise Tarrington:: Ketti Gallian
Jim Montgomery:: William Brisbane
Mrs Fitzgerald:: Ann Shoemaker
Herself:: Harriet Hoctor
Director:: Mark Sandrich
Producer:: Pandro S Berman
Writer:: Allan Scott
Writer:: Ernest Pagano
Writer:: PJ Wolfson

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DramaMusical

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Apr 2010, 20:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Nov 2021, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 11 months

Compilation of songs from the Great American Songbook sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their films. Includes songs written by the Gershwins and Irving Berlin. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Fred Astaire
Actor:: Ginger Rogers

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Music

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Performances & Events

Source: BBC Online

Second Chorus

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Dec 2008, 00:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Nov 2013, 07:10 on BBC Two England

Musical comedy. Two music students repeatedly fail their exams so that they can stay in college. Show more

Contributors

Danny O'Neill:: Fred Astaire
Ellen Miller:: Paulette Goddard
Hank Taylor:: Burgess Meredith
Mr Chisholm:: Charles Butterworth
Himself:: Artie Shaw
Stu:: Frank Melton
Mr Dunn:: Jimmy Conlin
Clerk:: Don Brodie
Secretary:: Marjorie Kane
Receptionist:: Joan Barclay
Producer:: Boris Morros
Director:: HC Potter
Writer:: Elaine Ryan
Writer:: Ian McLellan Hunter

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Dec 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Oct 2014, 08:20 on BBC Two HD

Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. When Vernon Castle, a vaudeville clown, meets Irene Foote, a dancing legend is born - but tragedy is waiting in the wings.

Contributors

Vernon Castle:: Fred Astaire
Irene Castle:: Ginger Rogers
Maggie Sutton:: Edna May Oliver
Walter:: Walter Brennan
Lew Fields:: Lew Fields
Papa Aubel:: Etienne Girardot
Mrs Foote:: Janet Beecher
Director:: HC Potter
Producer:: George Haight
Writer:: Richard Sherman

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Source: BBC Online

Flying down to Rio

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Dec 2007, 20:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Oct 2014, 13:00 on BBC Two HD

Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first screen partnership. A pilot who flies a girl to Rio de Janeiro to see her father has competition for her affections. Show more

Contributors

Belina deRezende:: Dolores del Rio
Fred Ayres:: Fred Astaire
Honey Hale:: Ginger Rogers
Roger Bond:: Gene Raymond
Dona Elena de Rezende:: Blanche Friderici
Senor Carlos de Rezende:: Walter Walker
The Carioca Singer:: Etta Moten
The Mayor:: Paul Porcasi
Alfredo Vianna, the Banker:: Reginald Barlow
Mr Butterbass:: Eric Blore
Director:: Thornton Freeland
Producer:: Louis Brock
Writer:: Cyril Hume
Writer:: HW Hanemann
Writer:: Erwin S Gelsey

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Silk Stockings

Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Oct 2014, 14:35 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th May 2017, 09:05 on BBC Two HD

A Cole Porter-scored musical remake of Ninotchka, in which a beautiful Soviet girl is sent on a mission to Paris and falls for an American film producer. Show more

Contributors

Steve Canfield:: Fred Astaire
Ninotchka Yoschenki:: Cyd Charisse
Peggy Dayton:: Janis Paige
Brankov, Commisar:: Peter Lorre
Vassili Markovitch:: George Tobias
Bibinski, Commisar:: Jules Munshin
Ivanov, Commisar:: Joseph Buloff
Peter Ilyitch Boroff:: Wim Sonneveld
Director:: Rouben Mamoulian

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Swing Time

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Dec 2007, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Sep 2014, 13:20 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Musical. When Lucky Garnett is late for his own wedding, the bride's outraged father forbids the marriage until he has made his fortune. Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Show more

Contributors

Lucky Garnett:: Fred Astaire
Penny Carroll:: Ginger Rogers
Mabel Andersen:: Helen Broderick
Gordon:: Eric Blore
Pop Everett:: Victor Moore
Margaret Watson:: Betty Furness
Ricardo Romero:: Georges Metaxa
Director:: George Stevens
Producer:: Pandro S Berman
Writer:: Allan Scott
Writer:: Howard Lindsay

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DramaMusical

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Puttin' on the Ritz: The Genius of Fred Astaire

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2007, 19:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Mar 2024, 14:10 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

A short compilation of clips from Fred Astaire's days at the RKO studio, where he formed an unforgettable partnership with Ginger Rogers.

Contributors

Actor:: Fred Astaire
Actor:: Ginger Rogers

Genres

DramaMusical

Source: BBC Online

Easter Parade

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Nov 2014, 14:20 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Mar 2024, 12:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 2 months

Charming Irving Berlin musical about a despondent dancer who, ditched by his partner, sets about making a star of a chorus girl. Starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. Show more

Contributors

Hannah Brown:: Judy Garland
Don Hewes:: Fred Astaire
Nadine Gale:: Ann Miller
Jonathan Harrow lll:: Peter Lawford
Francois:: Jules Munshin
Mike the Bartender:: Clinton Sundberg
Essie:: Jeni Le Gon
Writer:: Frances Goodrich
Director:: Charles Walters
Producer:: Arthur Freed

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

That's Entertainment, Part 2

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Nov 2014, 12:45 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Apr 2017, 08:00 on BBC Two HD

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host this sequel, dance together for the first time in 30 years and introduce a variety of clips from the golden days of Hollywood. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Fred Astaire
Presenter:: Gene Kelly
Actor:: Elizabeth Taylor
Actor:: Greta Garbo
Actor:: Clark Gable
Actor:: The Marx Brothers
Actor:: James Stewart
Actor:: Stan Laurel
Actor:: Oliver Hardy
Director:: Gene Kelly

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Source: BBC Online

Funny Face

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 16^th Sep 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Mar 2024, 14:25 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Fashion photographer Dick Avery takes his latest discovery on a trip to Paris, but she proves to be a far-from-perfect model.

Contributors

Jo Stockton:: Audrey Hepburn
Dick Avery:: Fred Astaire
Maggie Prescott:: Kay Thompson
Professor Emile Flostre:: Michel Auclair
Paul Duval:: Robert Flemyng
Marion:: Dovima
Hairdresser:: Jean Del Val
Director:: Stanley Donen
Writer:: Leonard Gershe
Producer:: Roger Edens

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Source: BBC Online

That's Entertainment

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Jul 2007, 11:55 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Apr 2017, 07:55 on BBC Two HD

A compilation of great moments from nearly a hundred MGM musicals. Numbers include Eleanor Powell in her classic challenge dance with Fred Astaire. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Fred Astaire
Participant:: Gene Kelly
Participant:: Elizabeth Taylor
Participant:: James Stewart
Participant:: Bing Crosby
Participant:: Judy Garland
Participant:: Debbie Reynolds
Participant:: Mickey Rooney
Participant:: Frank Sinatra
Participant:: Eleanor Powell
Participant:: Clark Gable
Director:: Jack Haley Jr

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Carefree

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Dec 2007, 19:10 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd May 2020, 15:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 months

Musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. A lawyer is worried because his fiancee keeps postponing their wedding day, so he arranges for her to see a psychiatrist. Show more

Contributors

Tony Flagg:: Fred Astaire
Amanda Cooper:: Ginger Rogers
Stephen Arden:: Ralph Bellamy
Aunt Cora:: Luella Gear
Connors:: Jack Carson
Dr Powers:: Walter Kingsford
Miss Adams:: Kay Sutton
Judge Travers:: Clarence Kolb
Roland Hunter:: Franklin Pangborn
Director:: Mark Sandrich
Producer:: Pandro S Berman
Writer:: Dudley Nichols

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Astaire and Rogers Sing George and Ira Gershwin

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Apr 2010, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Aug 2022, 14:15 on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

A compilation of classic songs from the Great American Songbook written by brothers George and Ira Gershwin for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Contributors

Participant:: Fred Astaire
Participant:: Ginger Rogers

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Music

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Performances & Events

Source: BBC Online

The Gay Divorce

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2007, 19:45 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th May 2022, 22:40 on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical. Guy Holden comes to the rescue of a trapped damsel in distress in a crowded customs shed. Show more

Contributors

Mimi Glossop:: Ginger Rogers
Guy Holden:: Fred Astaire
Edbert Fitzgerald:: Edward Everett Horton
Hortense Ditherwell:: Alice Brady
Writer:: Dorothy Yost
Producer:: Pandro S Berman
Director:: Mark Sandrich

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Follow the Fleet

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Oct 2011, 12:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Oct 2014, 14:25 on BBC Two HD

Classic musical comedy in which an ex-dancer turned sailor and his best navy buddy romance a nightclub singer and her sister. Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Show more

Contributors

Bake Baker:: Fred Astaire
Sherry Martin:: Ginger Rogers
Bilge Smith:: Randolph Scott
Connie Martin:: Harriet Hilliard
Mrs Iris Manning:: Astrid Allwyn
Trio Singer:: Betty Grable
Captain Hickey:: Harry Beresford
Jim Nolan:: Russell Hicks
David Sullivan:: Brooks Benedict
Kitty Collins:: Lucille Ball
Director:: Mark Sandrich
Producer:: Pandro S Berman
Writer:: Allan Scott
Writer:: Dwight Taylor
Composer:: Irving Berlin

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Top Hat

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Dec 2007, 19:25 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Aug 2023, 22:40 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Classic Astaire and Rogers musical. An American in London falls for a girl who flees to Venice because she thinks he is already married. Songs include Cheek to Cheek and Top Hat. Show more

Contributors

Jerry Travers:: Fred Astaire
Dale Tremont:: Ginger Rogers
Horace Harwick:: Edward Everett Horton
Madge Hardwick:: Helen Broderick
Alberto:: Erik Rhodes
Bates:: Eric Blore
Flower Shop Clerk:: Lucille Ball
Flower Shop Clerk:: Leonard Mudie
Writer:: Allan Scott
Producer:: Pandro S Berman
Director:: Mark Sandrich

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DramaMusical

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Source: BBC Online

Daddy Long Legs

Duration: 2 hours, 1 minute

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Nov 2017, 14:10 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Nov 2019, 15:30 on BBC Scotland HD

Romantic musical comedy. Captivated by a delightful French orphan, multi-millionaire Jervis Pendleton changes her life. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Jean Negulesco
Jervis Pendleton:: Fred Astaire
Julie:: Leslie Caron
Griggs:: Fred Clark
Miss Pritchard:: Thelma Ritter
Writer:: Phoebe Ephron
Producer:: Samuel G Engel

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Source: BBC Online

The Band Wagon

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Oct 2020, 14:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Jan 2024, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Musical. Hollywood star Tony Hunter has not made a movie for three years. But, with persuasion from his old friends, he agrees to take the lead in a new Broadway show.

Contributors

Tony Hunter:: Fred Astaire
Gaby Gerard:: Cyd Charisse
Paul Byrd:: James Mitchell
Lily Marton:: Nanette Fabray
Hal Benton:: Robert Gist
Lester Marton:: Oscar Levant
Jeffrey Cordova:: Jack Buchanan
Writer:: Betty Comden
Director:: Vincente Minnelli
Producer:: Arthur Freed

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DramaMusical

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Films

Source: BBC Online

The Sky's the Limit

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Sep 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Sep 2023, 10:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Musical drama. War hero Fred Atwell falls in love with a beautiful magazine photographer while on leave in New York. Misunderstandings abound when he refuses to reveal his identity as a Flying Tiger. Show more

Contributors

Fred Atwell:: Fred Astaire
Joan Manion:: Joan Leslie
Reg Fenton:: Robert Ryan
Phil Harriman:: Robert Benchley
Mrs Fisher:: Elizabeth Patterson
Canteen Hostess:: Marjorie Gateson
Jackson:: Eric Blore
Director:: Edward H Griffith
Producer:: David Hempstead
Writer:: Frank Fenton
Writer:: Lynn Root

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Source: BBC Online

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