In 1985, Hall appeared on British TV in the cast of "Omnibus: The Cotton Club comes to the Ritz", a 60-minute BBC documentary in which some of the performers from Harlem's Cotton Club were filmed performing at the Ritz Hotel in London, along with contemporary musicians. Also on the bill were Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, Doc Cheatham, Max Roach and the Nicholas Brothers. In 1985, Hall appeared on British TV on "The South Bank Show" in a documentary entitled "The Real Cotton Club". In July 1986, Hall performed in concert at the Barbican Centre, London.