Adrian’s comedy heroes include Spike Milligan and Flanders and Swann but of all of the greats, he says “Laurel and Hardy have stayed with me the longest.” You can watch any comedy today and ...

Sunday then, and Desert Island Discs. And the unglamorous Mark Steel ... Ask Ian Wright, ask Adrian Edmondson. When celebrities are shipwrecked there, they wash up on the shore prepared to ...

Photo: Stephen Mangan and Lauren Laverne in the Desert Island Discs studio ... 4. When cast as Adrian Mole, he was given a close inspection to ensure he wasn’t too good-looking for the part ...