Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment. Louis Barfe

 TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN: THE STORY OF BRITISH LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. Louis Barfe.

The fascinating and irresisibly nostalgic story of the enduring love affair between the people of Britain and light entertainment.

In IT TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN, Louis Barfe tells the story of British light entertainment from itsbirth in the Victorian music halls to the success od shows like STRICTLY COME DANCING today.

Barfe celebrates the work of the performers and impresarios who, from the 1930s onwards, pushed the creative boundaries of radio and the television to bring variety shows to a new audience. He demonstrates how the performances of Britain's best-loved entertainers, from Shirley Bassey to the Crazy Gang, Tommy Cooper and The Two Ronnies, were conceived, written and then recorded, often in front of a live audience, and under extreme space and time restrictions.

With a cast of thousands (as varied as Peter Cook, Ken Dodd, Dusty Springfield, Spike Miligan, Rolf Harris, Bruce Forsyth and Reeves and Mortimer) TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN brings vividly to life a world of comedians and cavorters, dancing girls and crooners. From the early days of vaudeville, via the golden age of radio, live television spectaculars, the rise of the chat show and alternative comedy, TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN pulls back the curtain of variety to reveal the world of light entertainment in all its glory.

a FIRST EDITION hardback published in 2008 by Atlantic Books (£22.00 r.r.p) - in AS-NEW condition.

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