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The Dame Edna experience the complete series one

Title
The Dame Edna experience [videorecording] : the complete series one / Warner Home Video ; BBC Video ; London Weekend Television ; directed by Ian Hamilton ; produced by Judith Holder.
Publication
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Humphries, Barry, 1934-2023
  • Hamilton, Ian.
  • Holder, Judith.
  • Macmillan, Alasdair.
  • Drewett, Richard.
  • Whitehouse, Mary.
  • Richard, Cliff
  • Waldheim, Kurt.
  • Connery, Sean
  • Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-
  • Rourros, Demis.
  • Rivers, Joan
  • Seymour, Jane, 1951-
  • Marshall, Arthur.
  • Hagman, Larry
  • Greer, Germaine, 1939-
  • Mouskouri, Nana.
  • Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016
  • Lichfield, Patrick.
  • Hall, Jerry.
  • Heston, Charlton
  • Payne, Cynthia, 1932-
  • Mills, John, 1908-2005
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Perry, Emily.
  • Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948-
  • Wallace, Simon.
  • London Weekend Television (Firm)
  • BBC Video (Firm)
  • Warner Home Video.
Description
2 videodiscs (263 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Collection of six programs originally telecast by London Weekend Television in 1987, plus special features. Each program runs for ca. 45 min. and features Dame Edna's tongue-in-cheek conversations with the guests, who are celebrities drawn from various fields. Song-and-dance numbers performed by Dame Edna and selected guests also form a part of each program. Rudolf Nureyev appears on Program 6, and joins Dame Edna in singing "Let's call the whole thing off," followed by a ballroom dance duet.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Series Statement
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
Genre/Form
  • Talk shows.
  • Television.
  • Video.
Note
  • Aspect ratio 4:3 (1.33:1).
  • Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
  • Includes advertisements.
  • A 13 min. excerpt from Program 6, featuring Rudolf Nureyev as a guest artist, also appears on: *MGZIA 4-4098 RNC The Dame Edna experience! [excerpt].
Credits (note)
  • Writers, Ian Hamilton, David Mitchell ; music, Laurie Holloway ; series producer, Richard Drewett.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Special features: An audience with Dame Edna Everage (c1980; ca. 53 min.) / London Weekend Television; directed by Alasdair Macmillan; produced by Richard Drewett. Dame Edna talks about herself and answers questions from an audience of notables, who are introduced at the beginning of the segment.
  • Niceness (ca. 4 min.) / telecast on the BBC special The Barry Humphries show on Mar. 3, 1976; features Dame Edna's signature song, which she performs with a female dance ensemble; includes a tap dancing sequence by Dame Edna and two male dancers.
  • Dame Edna interviews Barry Humphries (ca. 12 min.) / telecast on BBC's The late show on Oct. 7, 1992. Humphries is interviewed upon the publication of his book More please.
  • Alan Titchmarsh interviews Barry Humphries (ca. 9 min.) / telecast on BBC's Pebble Mill on Nov. 11, 1992.
  • [Performance by Madge] (ca. 3 min.) / telecast on Red Nose Day, a bi-annual fundraising event for Comic Relief UK; performed by Emily Perry (Madge) with Dame Edna and guests Andrew Lloyd Webber and Simon Wallace. Madge sings and tap dances to "Today I feel so happy."
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-111 RNC
ISBN
0790790548
OCLC
  • 55507399
  • NYPY05-F10077
Title
The Dame Edna experience [videorecording] : the complete series one / Warner Home Video ; BBC Video ; London Weekend Television ; directed by Ian Hamilton ; produced by Judith Holder.
Imprint
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c2004.
Series
Rudolf Nureyev Collection
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Writers, Ian Hamilton, David Mitchell ; music, Laurie Holloway ; series producer, Richard Drewett.
Performer
Performed by Dame Edna Everage [Barry Humphries], with Emily Perry as Madge.
Guests: Mary Whitehouse, Cliff Richard, Kurt Waldheim, Sean Connery, Jeffrey Archer, Demis Rourros, Joan Rivers, Jane Seymour, Arthur Marshall, Larry Hagman, Germaine Greer, Nana Mouskouri, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Patrick Litchfield, Jerry Hall, Charlton Heston, Cynthia Payne, Sir John Mills, Rudolf Nureyev.
Added Author
Humphries, Barry, 1934-2023, host.
Humphries, Barry, 1934-2023, performer.
Hamilton, Ian. Director. Author
Holder, Judith. Producer
Macmillan, Alasdair. Director
Drewett, Richard. Producer
Whitehouse, Mary. Interviewee
Richard, Cliff, performer.
Richard, Cliff, interviewee.
Waldheim, Kurt. Interviewee
Connery, Sean, interviewee.
Archer, Jeffrey, 1940- Interviewee
Rourros, Demis. Interviewee. Performer
Rivers, Joan, interviewee.
Seymour, Jane, 1951- Interviewee
Marshall, Arthur. Interviewee
Hagman, Larry, interviewee.
Greer, Germaine, 1939- Interviewee
Mouskouri, Nana. Interviewee. Performer
Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016, interviewee.
Lichfield, Patrick. Interviewee
Hall, Jerry. Interviewee
Heston, Charlton, interviewee.
Payne, Cynthia, 1932- Interviewee
Mills, John, 1908-2005, interviewee.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, interviewee.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, performer.
Perry, Emily. Performer
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- performer.
Wallace, Simon. Performer
London Weekend Television (Firm)
BBC Video (Firm)
Warner Home Video.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-111 RNC
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