Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper drama preview

Your opinion of Tommy Cooper may not change but you will have a greater understanding of what life may have been like for him.

Tommy Cooper: genius or fool?

Thirty years after his death, David Quantick pays tribute to an unlikely comedy god.

Tommy Cooper drama portrays a wife-beating alcoholic

Fans say Tommy Cooper - famed for his red fez and "just like that" catchphrase - should be remembered for his talent rather than rumours about his private life.

Tommy Cooper's genius was in the love behind the laughs

Love. Now there's a word at the heart of all the laughter he brought. And one sadly absent from so much of the comedy that followed him.

Tommy Cooper - Flawed Genius

Thomas Frederick Cooper, born on 19 March 1921 in Caerphilly, Wales, was not born big. In fact the midwife said he was a weakling.

Audio: Memories of Tommy Cooper 30 years after he died

Thirty years ago today Caerphilly-born comedian Tommy Cooper died of a heart attack while performing live on TV.

Tudor Jones, a former comedy script writer and secretary of the Tommy Cooper Society, talked about his memories of the performer on BBC Radio Wales.

Interview: Jason Manford on Tommy Cooper

It's become a cliche that the audience are laughing before he spoke, but they actually were.

Interesting objects: Tommy Cooper's fez

Sophisticated men with style used to wear a fez as part of their luxury smoking garb. Cooper transformed it into a comedy prop.

ITV biopic focuses on alcoholic side of Tommy Cooper

His fans loved him but a new biopic of the comedian explores his darker side as a violent alcoholic who couldn't choose between his wife and mistress.

Clive James: Why I went for vintage comedy this Xmas

Clive James reviews last week's Christmas TV including Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas (BBC Two), Tommy Cooper's Christmas Special (Channel 5) and Morecambe and Wise (BBC Two).