Ken Dodd
From Nat King Cole to Ruggero Leoncavallo. Legendary comedian Ken Dodd shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From 1990.
From Nat King Cole to Ruggero Leoncavallo.
Legendary stand-up comedian Ken Dodd shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
Then aged 62, the funny man looks back to his early years in Knotty Ash, and his continued attachment to the Liverpudlian suburb where people are "supreme optimists".
He also recalls his interest in ventriloquism, itching powder and reveals the inspiration behind his famous tickling stick.
Producer: Olivia Seligman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
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