Let’s Do The Show Right Here
Louise Gold
starred as a Team Captain, on BBC Radio 2, (recorded on 8 July, 3 July, 10
July, ?, ?,. 19 June, ?, & 21 August
1994), broadcast on the 23 &30 September, 7, 14 & 21 October, 4,
11 & 18 November 1994
This quiz show
is described on air by its host as:
“The musical comedy quiz show about
musicals, old and new, hits and flops, from Broadway to off off off off
Broadway.” Mark Steyn on LET’S DO THE SHOW RIGHT HERE.
This appears
to have been the second series, the first series broadcast in April And May
1993 had Denise Coffey as a Team Captain. Evidently Louise Gold replaced her in
this second series.
Cast
Broadcast 23 September 1994 (Recorded 7 August 1994)
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Julia McKenzie and Sheridan Morley
Piano - John Gould
30 September 1994 (Recorded 3 July 1994)
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Lorna Dallas and
Piano - ?John Gould
7 October 1994 (Recorded 19 June 1994)
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Barry Cryer and Lorelei King
Piano - Colin Sell
14 October 1994
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Jessica Martin and
Piano - John Gould
21 October 1994
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Julia McKenzie and Sheridan Morley
Piano - John Gould
4 November 1994 (Recorded 19 June 1994)
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Barry Cryer and Lorelei King
Piano - Colin Sell
11 November 1994
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Lorna Dallas and
Piano - Colin Sell
18 November 1994 (Recorded 21 August 1994)
Host - Mark Steyn
Team Captains - Louise Gold and Dick Vosburgh
Guests - Jessica Martin and
Piano - John Gould
Production Team
Producer - Chris Neil
Questions Set By - Ken Hoare
Devised by - Carol Smith
Scored by - Eleanor Geen
Theme Song - Denis King and Dick Vosburgh
For a summary of Let’s Do The Show Right Here
(or rather the last episode), please click here.
Team Captains Louise
Gold and Dick Vosburgh went on to appear together, along with Jessica
Martin, in One Touch Of Venus (2000
Production) for the Lost Musicals,
a charitable trust, which Louise Gold first got involved with via Dick
Vosburgh volunteering her for a production of Love
Life.
Dick
Vosburgh was one of the
script-writers for the revue Noel/Cole:
Let’s Do It.
Dick
Vosburgh’s work as a lyricist has
been sung by Jessica Martin on many occasions, including: A Lost Musicals Occasion and Dress Circle Grand Reopening.
In one of his
other guises, as a theatre critic, quizmaster Mark Steyn reviewed Nunsense.
Sheridan
Morely has reviewed: The Boys From Syracuse and went on to
review Kiss Me Kate.
Sheridan
Morely had previously presented Sondheim At The Barbican.
Julia
McKenzie had previously appeared
in A Time To Start Living.
Julia
McKenzie and Lorna Dallas
went on to appear in the Side By Side By Sondheim
25th Anniversary Gala, their recording credits include The Greatest Musicals of
the 20th Century.
Louise Gold and
Lorna
Dallas had previously appeared in
The Royal Variety Performance
(1982), Broadway To Brighton, and, CLIC’s 18th Birthday
Celebration; She has gone on to appear in Happily
Ever After. Her recording credits include The
Great Musicals – Glamour And Majesty, The Great Musicals – Dashing Heroes,
Blushing Maidens, The Great Musicals –
Laughter And Tears, and, The Great
Musicals - From Broadway to Hollywood.
Lorna
Dallas had previously appeared in
Kids At Heart, which Jessica Martin may
have appeared in.
Louise Gold and Barry Cryer had previously appeared in
Du Barry Was A Lady (1993 Production).
Louise Gold and Lorelei King went on to appear in Oh Kay.
Louise Gold and Jessica Martin have been involved with
the same productions on several occasions, these include: Spitting Image and the album Spit In Your Ear, and the documentary Best Ever Spitting Image as well as: Something For The Boys, A Lost Musicals Occasion, Regents Park 70th Anniversary Gala,
and, Dress Circle Grand Reopening.
Louise Gold, Jessica Martin, and, Julia McKenzie
went on to appear on BBC Radio 2 on Ned Sherrin’s
Review Of Revue.
Chris Neil also produced Let
‘Em Eat Cake (which Louise Gold appeared in).
Barry Cryer, and, John Gould may have appeared in Comedy Tonight
Colin Sell may have previously been an MD and musician on Will-Aid
Julia
McKenzie and Louise Gold
had previously appeared together in Julia And
Company.
Julia McKenzie, and, Sheridan Morely
went on to appear in Side By Side By Sondheim 30th
Anniversary Gala.
Jessica Martin, and, Sheridan Morely
went on to appear in A Love Letter To Dan.
John Gould may have previously appeared in Dear Ralph.
Team captain Louise Gold, contestants Barry Cryer, Jessica Martin, and,
Around the
same time as this quiz was recording, Sheridan
Morely was hosting The
Radio 2 Arts Programme Chichester Festival 1994, which was also broadcast
on BBC Radio 2.
Critics Comments
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BBC Programme Catalogue entry for the programme: http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/series/LETS+DO+THE+SHOW+RIGHT+HERE; and for individual episodes:
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