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Synopsis

As the 1950s dawned America was a colossus militarily, economically and culturally.  It bestrode a globe it was doing so much to shape in its own image.  But it had concerns; the threat of communism.  And for the Movies and Radio there was another concern: the emerging rise of Television. 
 
For Radio, still in its golden age of mass audiences and star filled programmes, they had a handy solution with ‘The Big Show’.  Its premise was simple but effective.  Take 90 minutes of air-time and fill it with the stars of stage, screen and radio doing comedy sketches, drama extracts and musical numbers. 
 
It sounds simple enough and aided by a huge budget from NBC it was a success, staffed by the best writers and technical team in the business. 
 
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, with her sharp and acidic wit and her brilliance at ad-libbing ‘The Big Show’ was big entertainment with big stars for a big audience.

Durée: environ 2 heures (01:29:45)
Date de publication: 01/09/2019; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Les arts
• Fiction contemporaine