Joan Turner was once a multi-talented comic star, but alcohol and gambling lead to a sad decline in her fortunes - summarised in one not-so-succinct Eurovision endeavour...
The jaw-dropping tale of Rex Harrison, who may have been one of Hollywood's biggest stars but elicited far more anger than admiration amongst those he met.
We may be struggling with lockdown and isolation in contemporary Britain, but - as Graham McCann explains - our favourite sitcom characters have been coping with it for their whole lives.
In the days when homosexual acts were illegal in Britain, Steptoe And Son star Wilfrid Brambell faced a criminal trial that could have destroyed his career.
