Laughter And Tears - The Les Dawson Story
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 2
- 2007
- 1 episode
Les Dawson documentary presented by Jo Brand. Also features Mike Craig, Royston Mayoh, James Casey, Neil Innes, Jimmy Cricket and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2007
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Jo Brand, Mike Craig, Royston Mayoh, James Casey, Neil Innes, Jimmy Cricket, Barry Cryer, Ted Robbins and more
- Writers
- Phil Collinge and Andy Lord
- Producers
- Ashley Byrne
- Company
Jo Brand presents a documentary about much-loved British comic Les Dawson, a celebration of the life and times of the larger than life comic.
As well as examining Les's roots and the early poverty-stricken world that shaped his comedy, the documentary explores his somewhat hidden talents including piano playing, writing, poetry and his numerous experiments as a straight actor.
Featuring an interview with Les's daughter Charlotte who was less than a year old when her father died from a heart attack while on a routine trip to hospital in 1993.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 2nd October 2007 at 10:30pm on BBC Radio 2
- Episode length
- 1 hour