DESCRIPTION:
You may not be aware of who Ken Dodd is — a surreal stand-up family-friendly Liverpudlian comedian and ventriloquist, Dodd began his career in the 1950s but really had his hay day in the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. His is a distinctive looking man — his prominent features, a head of fluffy wild hair and protruding teeth, were often accompanied by a red, white and blue feather duster, a prop that Dodd called his tickle stick.
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COURT DOCUMENTS and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: BBC NEWS, EXPRESS, TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, LIVERPOOL ECHO, YORKSHIRE POST, INDEPENDENT, DAILY MAIL, METRO, DAILY EXPRESS and SCOTSMAN.
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MUSIC:
Sky Skating by Geographer
Take Me to the Depths by Midnight North
The Wish by Devon Church
Bright Idea by Geographer
Dreaming Blue by Sextile
A Great Darkness Approaches Can You Feel It by ELPHNT
Spring by HOVATOFF
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
The Guardian - 07 Jun 1989, Wed - Page 1
The Guardian - 20 Jun 1989, Tue - Page 2
The Guardian - 05 Mar 2003, Wed - Page 7
The Guardian - 05 Jul 2003, Sat - Page 10
The Guardian - 23 Sep 2003, Tue - Page 7
Daily Express - Wed 5 Mar 2003 Page 10-11
Daily Express - Thu 17 Apr 2003 Page 18-19
Daily Express - Sat 5 Jul 2003 Page 24-25
Daily Express - Fri 1 Aug 2003 Page 16-17
Daily Express - Sat 18 Oct 2003 Page 28-29
Daily Express - Sat 22 Nov 2003 Page 38-39
DIGITAL ARTICLES
BBC NEWS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1987024.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2254043.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2819343.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3044534.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3112937.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/3182497.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3130098.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3208554.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3226978.stm
EXPRESS
https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1061501/ken-dodd-news-how-tickled-we-were-dead-BBC-show-latest-update
TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1442159/Ken-Dodd-stalker-remanded-in-hospital.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1447386/Ken-Dodd-stalker-a-menace-says-judge.html
GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/mar/05/ukcrime.helencarter
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/jul/05/helencarter
LIVERPOOL ECHO
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/accused-of-harassment-3558273
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ken-dodds-stalker-locked-up-3549972
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/through-the-laughter-and-tears-3527711
YORKSHIRE POST
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/latest-news/woman-obsessed-with-ken-dodd-set-fire-to-his-home-1-2453052
INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/arson-and-a-rat-in-the-post-how-a-stalker-targeted-her-comic-hero-121351.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/fan-who-sent-dodd-dead-rat-is-detained-indefinitely-79568.html
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-170465/Stalker-set-Ken-Dodds-home.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-190677/Ken-Dodd-stalker-stay-hospital.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-193745/Dodds-stalker-stay-hospital.html
METRO
https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/28/ken-dodds-jokes-best-inland-revenue-mother-law-gags-7422890/?ito=cbshare
https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/28/ken-dodds-wife-anne-jones-children-said-7422708/
OTHER / BLOGS
http://www.chucklebutty.co.uk/doddbio.html
SCOTSMAN
https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle-2-15039/diddy-do-it-1-615455
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