The Good Old Days

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The Good Old Days was a long-running BBC television variety show that recreated the atmosphere of Victorian and Edwardian music hall performances.

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instanceOf television series
aim to recreate the atmosphere of Victorian and Edwardian music hall performances
basedOn traditional British music hall
broadcastFormat series of live-style staged performances
broadcastOn BBC television
chairman Leonard Sachs NERFINISHED
costumeDesign Victorian and Edwardian period dress
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalOrigin British
depicts music hall entertainers
period audience behaviour
features audience in period dress
comedy acts
musical performances
period costumes
traditional music hall acts
variety acts
filmedAt City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Leeds NERFINISHED
format television variety show
genre music hall
variety show
hasAudienceParticipation true
hasTheme nostalgia for early 20th-century entertainment
host Leonard Sachs NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Edwardian music hall NERFINISHED
Victorian music hall
isLongRunning true
language English
medium television
notableElement elaborate introductions by the chairman
notableFor recreating Victorian and Edwardian music hall atmosphere
originalChannel BBC One NERFINISHED
originalNetwork BBC NERFINISHED
presenter Leonard Sachs NERFINISHED
primaryVenue City Varieties Music Hall NERFINISHED
producedBy BBC NERFINISHED
productionCompany BBC
productionDesign Victorian-style theatre setting
productionType studio-based variety show
settingPeriod Edwardian era NERFINISHED
Victorian era NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audience
uses traditional-style master of ceremonies

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Richard Wattis appearedIn The Good Old Days