Hollywood: Singing and Dancing - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Stars of Hollywood's musical films look back at the most defining movies in the genre's history, starting in the 1920s when The Jazz Singer ushered in the era of 'talkies'.
The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
A look at how Hollywood used the musical to provide much-needed escapism during the Great Depression of the early 1930s, and introduced stars such as Shirley Temple.
The 1930s: Part 2
This comprehensive celebration of song and dance in Hollywood continues to look at the 1930s as stars such as Shirley Temple and Betty Grable became household names.
The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Stars look back at the musical films of the 1940s: a decade when Vincente Minnelli's Meet Me in St Louis and Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's On the Town hit cinema screens.
The 1940s: Part 2
Stars reflect on the all-singing masterpieces of the 1940s. Despite the turmoil left by World War II, over 550 musical films were made in this golden age of movies.
The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
The series celebrating the magic of musical films explores the 1950s, when Marilyn Monroe took cinemas by storm with her performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
The 1950s: Part 2
Stars of the stage and screen reflect on the musical films of the 1950s, when movie versions of Broadway's smash-hit shows became all the rage.
The 1960s: A Musical Metamorphosis
The series exploring the all-singing, all-dancing history of musical film focuses on the 1960s, when movies like West Side Story and My Fair Lady triumphed at the box office.
The 1960s: Part 2
Stars of stage and screen continue to look back at the musical films made during the turbulent decade of the 1960s. Reflecting the changing tide, many embraced rock'n'roll.
The 1970s: Diversity Rocks the Movies
Stars of the stage look back at the musical films of the 1970s when Liza Minnelli, John Travolta and The Rocky Horror Picture Show all exploded onto cinema screens.
The 1970s: Part 2
Stars of the stage, including the legendary Shirley Jones, continue to look back at the musical films of the 1970s, which reflected a diverse and wildly changing era.
The 1980s & 1990s: Rebooting the Musical
A look at how musical films of the 1980s, such as Footloose and Dirty Dancing, made dancing part of the story. A decade later, the 1990s saw the rise of musical animations.
The 2000s: A New Beginning
A look at the musical film's astonishing comeback in the 2000s, when Chicago scooped a Best Picture Oscar and Hairspray, Dreamgirls and Moulin Rouge hit cinema screens.
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