Mark Radcliffe tells the story of the bad lad of showbiz, Frank Randle: 'a grotesque and the funniest man alive'. From 1999. Show more

Mark Radcliffe looks at the comedians' comedian, Jimmy James, a teetotaller revered for his stage act of playing a drunk. Show more

Mark Radcliffe reveals how the tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash became one of the greatest comic acts of our time. From 1999. Show more

Mark Radcliffe traces the career of the fiddler who became one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s. Show more

Mark Radcliffe traces the career of one half of the famous comic-duo and former director of Luton Town FC. Features Ernie Wise.

Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up? From April 1999. Show more

Mark Radcliffe reviews the Mancunian wordsmith's career - who started out playing piano in a Parisian brothel. From April 1999. Show more

Mark Radcliffe remembers Sandy Powell, the Rotherham comedian famed for his catchphrases and comic ventriloquism. From 1999. Show more

Mark Radcliffe presents a profile of a true all-round performer who was equally at home in straight or comedy roles. From 2000. Show more

Mark Radcliffe profiles the variety star best remembered as Nether Backwash magistrate Mr Muddlecombe JP. With Ken Dodd. Show more

Mark Radcliffe profiles popular comedian Will Hay, remembered for both his film acting talents and his passion for astronomy. Show more

'Big-hearted', but also a comedic radical. Mark Radcliffe profiles one of Britain's most successful comic performers. Show more

Mark Radcliffe profiles the major film and music hall star, who never forgot her Rochdale roots. Show more

Mark Radcliffe looks back at the life and career of comic Norman Evans, famed for his sketches over-the-garden-wall. From 2001. Show more

Mark Radcliffe profiles comedian Harry Worth, who was a miner in Barnsley before taking to the stage and a life in showbiz. Show more

Mark Radcliffe presents a profile of the sausage-maker from Salford who became one of Britain's most popular radio comedians. Show more