Famous fez

Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz

I left drama school in the spring of 1969. I probably learned more in the first month of being a professional actor about what it was to be one than I expected would be necessary after three years of

Remembering the talented bush kangaroo who first hopped onto our TV screens more than 55 years ago

Wednesday, Thursday 9.00pm ITV1

WHEN ROBERT ALTMAN TOOK ON A SPINACH-SWIGGING SAILOR, HOPING TO MAKE A MOVIE STAR OF ROBIN WILLIAMS, MANY CONSIDERED IT A BIG SWING. THEY WERE RIGHT. SURVIVORS TELL US HOW POPEYE GOT LOST AT SEA

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u