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Britain's favourite comedy double act before Morecambe & Wise found fame in the 1960s, cousins Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss are now largely forgotten - despite having a huge impact on radio and television comedy.

The Palace Theatre Dundee experienced far greater drama than anything put on stage on October 11 1977 when fire erupted

England’s second city has a dodgy reputation that it doesn’t deserve. As the Commonwealth Games come to town, we round up the best it has to offer

Those of a nostalgic bent should prepare for a Proustian rush as long-forgotten comics are revisited in Robert Ross’s latest book, writes Stephen Griffin

Those of a nostalgic bent should prepare for a Proustian rush as long-forgotten comics are revisited in Robert Ross’s latest book, writes Stephen Griffin

The king of children’s TV, currently in panto in Reading and in cinemas as Father Christmas in The CBeebies Christmas Show, answers questions from readers – and some of their children

Graham McCann examines the feuds between four of the nations favourite funnymen.

THE CORPSE THAT HOAXED THE AXIS How could the British secret service believe that one dead Englishman with a phony name and some incriminating letters would hoodwink the German High Command? The astonishing fact is that "Major Bill Martin” did exactly that. Here is the most fascinating spy story of World War II June 15 1953 EWEN E. S. MONTAGU THE CORPSE THAT HOAXED THE AXIS EWEN E. S. MONTAGU ...

There is no material likely to offend or harm. There is an isolated and undetailed reference to suicide when a girl says a man is "in such a mood he might even kill himself". There are scenes in which people smoke cigarettes, which reflect the historical period in which the film was made. Cinema

Freddie Frintons Dinner For One When is a British comedy legend not a British comedy legend? The answer, as far as the case of Freddie Frinton is concerned, is when you are British and a comic legend in most places except Britain. Freddie Frinton is quite an obscure figure these days in the country of his birth. In the 1960s, however, he was one of Britains most popular comic performers, co-starring with Thora Hird in a sitcom, Meet The Wife, that was such a fixture on television in those days ...