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Ken Dodd's family ask fans to line streets for funeral
Sir Ken Dodd's family have asked fans to line the streets of Liverpool for his funeral on Wednesday to pay their respects. BBC Radio Merseyside will broadcast the funeral live from 13:00 GMT.
BBC, 23rd March 2018Sir Ken Dodd's widow shares her heartbreak
Sir Ken Dodd's widow today reveals the comic is helping her to bear her grief from beyond the grave with words of wisdom.
Lady Anne also tells how the "outpouring of love" from the nation after his death last week at 90 has left her overwhelmed by the "amazing messages and letters of comfort".
Patrick Hill & Alex Belfield, The Mirror, 17th March 2018Ken Dodd funeral at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
Comedian Sir Ken Dodd's funeral will be held at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
BBC, 15th March 2018Sir Ken Dodd and the end of a comedy era
In the 1960s and '70s, a Ken Dodd Summer season in Blackpool would often begin at Whitsuntide and end at Christmas. He would play twice a day Monday to Friday, three times on Saturday and he would be filling a 3,000-seat theatre every time, a place bigger than the London Palladium. Then, on a Sunday, he would play another venue in another town.
David Sillito, BBC, 13th March 2018Sir Ken Dodd dies age 90
Sir Ken Dodd, one of British comedy's greatest entertainers, has died aged 90.
British Comedy Guide, 12th March 2018Obituary: Sir Ken Dodd
Sir Ken Dodd, who has died aged 90, earned his unchallenged accolade as clown prince of British comedy as a brilliant stand-up comedian, astonishingly energetic and inventive, and fully aware of the comic potential of his extraordinary appearance.
Although he was a huge success in theatres across Britain for more than half a century, he never quite managed to convey the essence of his work on television.
The Telegraph, 12th March 2018Ken Dodd was much more than a 'simple' comedian
It is a cold night in December 2015. Hour after hour, until my jaw aches, until my back seizes up, I have been watching one of the wonders of the comic world regaling his devotees with material I have barely been able to scribble down fast enough.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 12th March 2018Sir Ken Dodd leaving hospital after recovering
Veteran comic Sir Ken Dodd is leaving hospital on Tuesday after recovering from a chest infection.
The Telegraph, 27th February 2018Ken Dodd: interview from his hospital bedside
But Doddy stresses that he is fighting back - and says God will punish 'monsters' behind fake report of his death.
Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo, 25th January 2018Sir Ken Dodd in hospital with a severe chest infection
Liverpool-born Ken, 90, has spent nearly a week being cared for by medics after falling ill last Friday.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 18th January 2018