Theatre Parade
Theatre Parade was a British television programme, one of the world's very first regular series, broadcast by the BBC Television Service from its inception during 1936 until 1938. The programme presented excerpts from popular London theatre productions of the time performed by the theatre cast from the BBC's studios at Alexandra Palace.
Among the productions (by
Wasp's Nest on 18 June 1937. The programme guide in Radio Times noted that the play "has never previously been performed anywhere" and that "Televiewers will be the first to see this" adaptation of Christie's story.[1] As with all television programmes of the time, the shows were performed live
, and no visual record other than still photographs now exist.
References
- ^ "18 June 1937", BBC Programme Index
- Vahimagi, Tise. British Television: An Illustrated Guide. ISBN 0-19-818336-4.
External links
- Theatre Parade at IMDb
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