Desmond Carrington after Seven - Desmond Carrington After Seven - Episode 3

From the table-top stage in an intimate nightclub to a full house at the Palladium, Desmond Carrington looks at the careers of entertainers who wrote the rule book and created their own unique style. This week's star in the spotlight is Malcolm Vaughan.Born in a Welsh mining village in 1929, Malcolm was a talented professional actor by the age of 14, when he appeared in London in Emlyn Williams' play The Druid's Rest. Just one year later, he was singing at the London Hippodrome and making his first radio broadcast, with his picture on the cover of Radio Times!Then came his years in variety as the "straight man" in partnership with Kenny Earle, when Malcolm would generally sing something to roars of applause. That led to a solo career and a string of best-selling records, one of which was banned by the BBC!Malcolm's ill-health at the age of 80 has prevented any new interview but Desmond Carrington uses earlier ones to illustrate the career of this powerful Welsh tenor, who still had songs in the British charts during the 50s, even though rock 'n roll was fast taking over. Malcolm Vaughan was one of the last great ballad singers and the memories linger on, deservedly.