Robert Ross Presents - Forgotten Heroes of Comedy

The Golden Age of Television was blessed with some of the best-loved of comedians, but why are Eric & Ernie and Tommy Cooper and Frankie Howerd so fondly remembered, while Arthur Haynes and Charlie Drake and Harry Worth languish in the archives?

These and other once celebrated stars, from the silent days of Hollywood to the comedy club boom, at last come under the spotlight in this affectionate tribute to the comedy also-ran.

An illustrated presentation by Britain's foremost comedy historian Robert Ross, whose published works include Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend, and Steptoe and Son: Any Old Iron, it is a companion piece to his latest book, in which such turns as dazzling impressionist Florence Desmond, slapstick maestro Derek Royle, and neglected third stooge Shemp Howard are reappraised.

There'll also be enthused celebration of arguably the funniest film ever made, its stars amongst those forgotten heroes of comedy...forgotten no longer.