Welcome to the website of
Tony Lidington & Promenade Promotions (Prom-Prom) Limited
“The art of British popular entertainment”
This website is for booking Prom-Prom’s accessible, family-friendly acts for 2024/5… it is also a treasure-trove of vernacular entertainments, containing Dr Tony Lidington’s research outputs, publications and archives on British popular performance forms.
Tony Lidington
“… some sort of unreconstructed music hall anarchist”
– John Fox, Welfare State International & Dead Good Guides
“A national treasure…”
– the late Duke of Edinburgh
This website is for booking Prom-Prom’s accessible, family-friendly acts for 2024/5… it is also a treasure-trove of vernacular entertainments, containing Dr Tony Lidington’s research outputs, publications and archives on British popular performance forms.
Tony Lidington
“… some sort of unreconstructed music hall anarchist”
– John Fox, Welfare State International & Dead Good Guides
“A national treasure…”
– the late Duke of Edinburgh
“Come and see the wonders of all wonders that ever the world has wondered at!” – Gustavus Katterfelto
– Wise words –
“One of the ways to avoid being beaten by the system is to laugh at it” – Peter Cook
“We don’t have a plan, so nothing can go wrong” – Spike Milligan
“This too shall pass…” from Hebrew and Sufi folklore
Latest Socials and Posts
Here are a couple of links about 'At the Hop!'- an intergenerational project about dancing in the 1950s & 60s. ![]()
Here's a link to the Soundcloud audio of the 30-minute ‘At the Hop!’ programme: soundcloud.com/uncle-tacko/sets/at-the-hop?si=c742cad1a9c0411aaee78fabe697a46b&utm_source=clipboa...![]()
Here's a link to the short video of the launch on Youtube: youtu.be/Q7doqwZEq2E?feature=shared![]()
Thank you to everyone involved and all those who contributed their memories - this was a heart-warming celebration of people and our town.
'At The Hop!' - the launch event
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A brief video showing the launch event of 'At the Hop!' - an intergenerational oral history project about going out dancing in the 1950s & 60s. The event was...
Here are some really useful statistics about the contribution to the economy of the Creative Industries located in the greater South West. These figures were published in the Annual Population Survey & Business Counts Survey 2014-2023 (released 27th September 2024):![]()
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Turnover = £2.3+ Billion![]()
Employment = 34,600+ people (this is more than the energy and defence sectors combined!) - in addition, there are a further 40,000 freelancers.![]()
Number of registered Cultural Industry companies = 15,870 ![]()
Job growth (2019-2022) = 4.1%. This is the joint-fastest growth in this sector for the entire UK over this period.![]()
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Feel free to use these when advocating for our sector and our region!
At The Hop! on BBC Radio Devon...have a listen to the interview with Tony and trainees Max & Spike where they discuss the origins of the project and hear a little snippet of the audio program they have been creating.![]()
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And don't forget....![]()
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CELEBRATORY DANCE EVENT TODAY!![]()
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Saturday 25th January![]()
3pm-6pm![]()
The Strand Centre, Dawlish![]()
FREE ENTRY![]()
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Daisi![]()
Teignbridge District Council![]()
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#tapfunded![]()
#UKSPF
Tune in to Radio Devon tomorrow (Friday 24th) at 11.40am to listen to Uncle Tacko and his trainees talk about their upcoming dance extravaganza, At The Hop!![]()
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And don't forget to come and join us at the event itself!![]()
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It's FREE, fun for all ages.![]()
Featuring live music, DJ, dance demonstrations, milkshakes, tea and jollifications! ![]()
The Strand Centre, Dawlish![]()
Saturday 25th Jan![]()
3pm - 6pm
