Sunday 13 December 2015

#52: Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper



Stanley Baxter essentially stopped making Christmas extravaganzas because the BBC couldn't afford to pay for their high production costs and spectacular set-pieces any more. His 1985 show, the penultimate he made for the Beeb, is a prime demonstration of the lengths LE would go to, with The Wizard of Oz and The Jewel In The Crown spoofs and the usual involved song and dance production to close.

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