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What mystery 'Magic' saved the Clapham Grand?

After being saved by a Hollywood blockbuster, the Victorian-era music hall opens its doors to BBC London.

Originally opened on 26 November 1900, when guests were invited with a flyer sewn in blue silk, the Clapham Grand has seen it all.

From music hall stars to drag queens, club nights to bingo, this venue has kept reinventing itself.

After Covid hit hard, a surprise lifeline came from Hollywood when a major film franchise picked it as a location.

In its 125th anniversary year, BBC London was allowed in to see what is next for the Grand, which is a Grade II listed building on St John's Hill in Battersea, south London.