Byng reminisces about his early childhood as the son of a Nottingham bank manager and his first job as a theatrical costume designer in Soho. Show more

Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings, and remembers working at London's Gaiety Theatre during the First World War. Show more

Byng explains how he began playing risque female characters and became the darling of 'the smart set' at London's Cafe de Paris. Show more