Three very different songs called "Haunted House" by three very different artistes. The first from Ray Noble's Orchestra in th...

Watched part of a fascinating profile of Al Bowlly on BBC 4 last night and this remined me of a couple of the novelty songs he sang before h...

"As the Singing Postman, Allan Smethurst benefited from the British public’s endearing sympathy for the underdog. His most popular hit,...

"Born in 1928, in Lancashire, Bernard Cribbins is one of the best known children's entertainers in the UK. He has been an actor sin...

Not really a boot sale find but an excuse to upload some novelty songs by Fred Douglas who I know nothing about except he made lots of cover...

That dirty laugh, the bag of spanners features, star of many Carry Ons and foil for Hancock in Hancock's Half Hour. Another profile of ...

Kenneth Horne ( third from the left ) always made me laugh and the two shows I remember most from my childhood and early years are Beyond Ou...

Here's another radio profile from the "How Tickled I Am" series, this time of Les Dawson. "Les Dawson (2 February 1931 - ...

I have a few old radio shows , mostly profiles of british comedians and so I thought I would air a few of them here as the boot sales and ch...

Go to Swapatorium to hear Ken Dodd profile "How Tickled I Am".

I've mentioned Al Jolson before but I found another CD of his "Very Best Of....." on the Music Club label the other day in a c...

A CD from the local library sale I bought yesterday. Its on the Living Era label from 1985 and most of the songs were recorded in the 1930...

Bootsalesounds .The English artist Michael Leigh roots for its AUDI whether log boat Sale sound forgotten beads from the depths of flea mark...

A comedy genius and inspiration. From the incredible ground breaking Goon Shows to his hilarious wartime autobiographies and TV shows like ...

Billy Costello from an old cassette tape that someone sent me years ago - sorry about the crackles and pops. Requested again by a few people...

A CD on the Happy Days label from 1993 with novelty songs mostly from the 30's and 40's. Lots of firmiliar names here like George Fo...

A cheap CD on the Delta Music label released in 2002. Mostly live concert material from the Finsbury Park Empire and Holborn Empire at the ...

Another great track animated by Ron Bookless from Big Al's CD "Feztastic" which you can buy HERE .

A CD originally released in 1987 but re-released on the Sugar Hill label in 1995. Leon Redbone continues to amuse and delight with his choi...

A cheap CD from 2003 on the Memory Lane label found at a boot sale or market - I forget which. A child star from the golden age of Hollywoo...