Theatre Parade
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Theatre Parade was a British television programme, one of the world's very first regular shows, running on the BBC Television Service from its inception in 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 notable productions included in the strand were the first ever television presentations of Lewis Carroll's famous works Alice Through the Looking Glass (a twenty-five minute excerpt, transmitted on January 22, 1937) and Alice in Wonderland (April 29, May 1 and December 26 1937). As with all television programmes of the time, the shows were performed live, and no visual record other than still photographs exists today.
This article relating to a TV programme originating from the UK is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.[edit] References
- Vahimagi, Tise. British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford. Oxford University Press / British Film Institute. 1994. ISBN 0-19-818336-4.
