This is the first complete biography of the last of the great British comedians.

A manager argued that he could either increase his business unit's margins or its sales, but not both. His chief executive reminded him of the time when people

'I suffer from acute kleptomania. But when it gets bad, I take something for it.' Ken Dodd was a legend of British comedy. He launched his career in 1954, adopt

A Guide to British television programmes shown at Christmas time, throughout the years.