1957 Royal Variety Performance

1957 Royal Variety Performance; ENGLAND: London: EXT AT NIGHT The London Palladium theatre, where the 1957 Royal Variety Performance is being staged / Sir Robert Fraser (Director general, Independent Television Authority) arriving / Actress Diana Dors arriving / Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother from car / Crowd looking on / Queen Mother greeted / Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip from car and greeted / INT Tommy Steele (Actor and singer) interview SOT / - Jokes about topping the bill / Gracie Fields (Actress and singer) interview SOT / - 8th performance in the Royal Variety Performance / always nervous / Harry Secombe (Comedian and singer) interview SOT / - Jokes with reporter and makes her laugh / asked whether the Queen is a goon fan / talks about being glad last years performance was cancelled / talks about being backed by a choir who he can blame if it goes wrong / Secombe takes microphone and pretends to shave with it / TX 18.11.1957 / 6.30 pm