Palace of Laughter was a radio comedy

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 aired by the BBC

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 on Radio 4

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 from 2002

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 to 2003

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A series of programmes hosted by Geoffrey Wheeler that visited old music hall

Music hall

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s in the British Isles, it focused on those that are particularly grand in their style of building.

The programmes have been played again on Fridays in 2006

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 on BBC 7

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. During their run, they can be heard at the BBC 7 Listen Again page.

List of shows

1. First Series (2002)
   1. London Windmill
      Windmill Theatre
      The Windmill Theatre, later The Windmill International, was a variety and revue theatre in Great Windmill Street, London. The theatre was famous for its nude tableaux vivants...
      
      
   2. Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
      Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow)
      -History:One of Glasgow's oldest theatres, the Pavilion Theatre of Varieties opened on 29 February 1904 as a Music hall. The building has remained relatively unchanged in layout, although the sound and lighting systems have been updated over the years...
      
      
   3. Manchester Playhouse
   4. Grand Blackpool
      Blackpool Grand Theatre
      Blackpool Grand Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Since 2006, it has also been known as the National Theatre of Variety. It is a Grade II* Listed Building.-History:...
      
      
   5. Alhambra Leicester Square
      Alhambra Theatre
      The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of London. It was built originally as The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two years and reopened as the Alhambra. The building was...
      
      
   6. Belfast Grand Opera House
      Grand Opera House (Belfast)
      The Grand Opera House is a theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895....
      
      
2. Second Series (2003)
   1. 22 July '03 - Sunderland Empire
   2. 29 July '03 - Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne
   3. 5 August '03 - Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
   4. 12 August '03 - The Alhambra, Bradford
   5. 19 August '03 - The Grand, Swansea
   6. 26 August '03 - Gaiety Theatre, Ayr