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An Audience with Max Wall
Summary : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 1/5: First Footings.
Details : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 1/5: First Footings.Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden.
1/5. First Footings
Max recalls his birth into a showbiz world of spit and sawdust in Brixton in 1908. His father was Jack Lorrimer, a Scottish character comedian famous for songs and eccentric dancing. Max recalls seeing Marie Lloyd and Little Titch perform.
Starts 2008-11-08 12:30:00, Ends 2008-11-08 12:57:00 and is on for 27 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-11-07 18:30:00, Ends 2008-11-07 19:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2007-12-03 15:30:00, Ends 2007-12-03 15:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
An Audience with Max Wall
Summary : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 2/5: Foundations of a Wall.
Details : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 2/5: Foundations of a Wall.Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden.
2/5. Foundations of a Wall
Max describes his own comedy dance routine, which influenced Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks. He recalls his exploits as a successful entertainer in the night clubs of Berlin and Paris, where he performed with Maurice Chevalier in the late 1920s.
Starts 2008-11-15 12:00:00, Ends 2008-11-15 12:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-11-09 21:00:00, Ends 2008-11-09 21:26:00 and is on for 26 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-11-08 12:00:00, Ends 2008-11-08 12:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-11-01 12:00:00, Ends 2008-11-01 12:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2007-12-04 15:30:00, Ends 2007-12-04 15:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
An Audience with Max Wall
Summary : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 3/5: Cracks in the Wall.
Details : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 3/5: Cracks in the Wall.Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden.
3/5. Cracks in the Wall
Max describes his tempestuous relationship with his mother Stella. When war breaks out in 1939, Max becomes a wireless operator in the RAF, but continues to entertain.
Starts 2008-11-15 11:30:00, Ends 2008-11-15 12:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-11-08 11:30:00, Ends 2008-11-08 12:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2008-11-06 11:00:00, Ends 2008-11-06 11:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2007-12-05 15:30:00, Ends 2007-12-05 15:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
An Audience with Max Wall
Summary : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 4/5: The Crumbling Wall.
Details : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 4/5: The Crumbling Wall.Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden.
4/5. The Crumbling Wall
Max describes his invention of the character Prof Wallowski, dressed in a ridiculous bald wig, indecent black tights, green waistcoat and big shoes. But by the 1950s, Max's career is in decline.
Starts 2008-11-01 11:00:00, Ends 2008-11-01 11:30:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
Starts 2007-12-06 15:30:00, Ends 2007-12-06 15:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
An Audience with Max Wall
Summary : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 5/5: When the Dust Has Settled.
Details : Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series recorded before an audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden. 5/5: When the Dust Has Settled.Tony Lidington plays the entertainer Max Wall in this series of shows recorded before an invited audience at the Concert Artistes' Association in Covent Garden.
5/5. When the Dust Has Settled
Max describes the success he enjoyed in later life as a character actor, with parts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Terry Gilliam's film Jabberwocky, together with theatre work in Krapp's Last Tape and The Entertainer.
Starts 2007-12-07 15:30:00, Ends 2007-12-07 15:45:00 and is on for 15 minutes and on BBC Radio 4
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