Eastern Cabaret

Eastern Cabaret
GenreVariety
Created byHarry Pringle
Based onCabaret
Presented byCyril Fletcher, Hari Sin Bey [1][2]
Country of originEngland
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerHarry Pringle
Running time45–50 minutes [1][2]
Production companyBBC Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release30 May 1938 (1938-05-30) –
6 May 1939 (1939-05-06)
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Eastern Cabaret was a live variety programme series broadcast 1938–1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. Four episodes were broadcast;[Note 1] they were produced by Harry Pringle, the first was compered by Nelun Devi, the next two were compered by Cyril Fletcher, and the last by Hari Sin Bey. The BBC television service was suspended on 1 September 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, and no further episodes were made.

According to Radio Times (20 May 1938), "Harry Pringle, Reginald Smith's officemate, is having a busy time preparing for his Eastern Cabaret, to be given next week on Monday, May 30, and Saturday, June 4. One of his difficulties was getting snakes without temperament and susceptible to the charms of native charmers. He went to five different agencies and gave auditions to thirty-two snakes, and even then failed to find a satisfactory performer".[4] A later entry in Radio Times suggests that this may not have been entirely serious, saying that the background had been "codded" (i.e. parodied) by compere Cyril Fletcher.[5]

No episodes have survived.[Note 2]

  1. ^ a b c "Radio Times 1938" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Radio Times 1939" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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  4. ^ The Scanner (20 May 1938). "Television News" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. ^ The Scanner (6 January 1939). "Television News" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.


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