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The Royal Variety Performance

  • TV Special
  • 1981
  • 2h 14m
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The Royal Variety Performance (1981)
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The first Royal Variety Performance to use sponsorship to help with production costs, presented in front of the Queen. The event included Tim Rice introducing "The History of Pop", and Mike ... Read allThe first Royal Variety Performance to use sponsorship to help with production costs, presented in front of the Queen. The event included Tim Rice introducing "The History of Pop", and Mike Yarwood's daring impersonation of Prince Charles.The first Royal Variety Performance to use sponsorship to help with production costs, presented in front of the Queen. The event included Tim Rice introducing "The History of Pop", and Mike Yarwood's daring impersonation of Prince Charles.

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    • Queen Elizabeth II
    • Robert Hardy
    • Vernel Bagneris
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      • Queen Elizabeth II
      • Robert Hardy
      • Vernel Bagneris
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    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II
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    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
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    Vernel Bagneris
    Vernel Bagneris
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    Topsy Chapman
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    Thais Clark
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    Sylvia Kuumba Williams
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    Patti Boulaye
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    James Clark
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    Steve Clark
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    Kenny Lynch
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    Precious Wilson
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    Dickie Henderson
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    Lenny Henry
    Lenny Henry
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    Itzhak Perlman
    Itzhak Perlman
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    Bruno Canino
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    Anita Harris
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      The special was the fifth most-watched programme on ITV that week.

      During 1981, the fledgling Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) were only publishing the chart positions of programmes per individual channel, with no viewing figures attached. However, the Reading Evening Post (10th December 1981) reported that while the special performed extremely well in the charts, the first hour saw more viewers tuning in to the first and fifth ranked shows on BBC1: Back to the Manor (1981) and If Wet-In the Ballroom (1981).
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      Followed by The Royal Variety Performance 1982 (1982)

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 1981 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • ATV Network
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      2 hours 14 minutes
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