Ed Sullivan And Gateway To America

Station

Radio 2

Episodes

First
Broadcast

Comments

20080708

To mark the 60th anniversary of the first ever Ed Sullivan Show in July 1948, comedienne Joan Rivers tells the tale of a TV phenomenon that transformed popular culture and enabled British talent to reach the biggest audience on the planet.

The programme explores how TV first captured a mass audience and how an uncharismatic host made superstars of his many guests - including The Beatles, Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Doors.

Episodes

First Broadcast	Comments
20080708	To mark the 60th anniversary of the first ever Ed Sullivan Show in July 1948, comedienne Joan Rivers tells the tale of a TV phenomenon that transformed popular culture and enabled British talent to reach the biggest audience on the planet. The programme explores how TV first captured a mass audience and how an uncharismatic host made superstars of his many guests - including The Beatles, Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Doors.

First
Broadcast

Comments

20080708

The programme explores how TV first captured a mass audience and how an uncharismatic host made superstars of his many guests - including The Beatles, Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Doors.