Western Cabaret (1939)

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Western Cabaret was a live variety show broadcast on BBC Television in 1939. It was compered by Big Bill Campbell and featured performers in a campfire-themed set. Only four episodes were made before the service was suspended due to World War Two.

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Western Cabaret is a live variety programme series broadcast in 1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. It was compered by Big Bill Campbell and produced by Harry Pringle. Four episodes were broadcast. The BBC television service was suspended on 1 September 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, and no further episodes were made. The Radio Times said that the television studio "will be turned into a camp clearing, with a glowing camp-fire and log huts, and all the artists will be introduced as though they were part of the place". No episodes have survived. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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