Season 5 • Episode 9
LatestIntroduced by Peter Powell with guests Lennie Bennett, Ruby Winters and Boney M.
A BBC light entertainment show broadcast from 1975 to 1979, filmed in a big top at various British seaside resorts. Originally the big top belonged to various circuses, but in later seasons, the BBC bought its own to be the venue. The programme was developed by producer Michael Hurll.
Production
BBC actually purchased a traveling circus big top.
Costume
1970s seaside fashion that should be studied, not worn.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seaside Special captures the dying era of British variety entertainment before punk and MTV flattened it entirely.
Michael Hurll later produced Top of the Pops—explaining why this feels like a circus tent version of that show.
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