Chuckle muscles at the ready, I prepared to be simultaneously tickled and enlightened by David Mitchell's History of British Comedy. Sadly, however, it turned out to be an all-too-familiar trawl ...

David Suchet uncovers the lost story of Sid Field, whose unique brand of comedy thrilled wartime audiences and made him a star in the 1940s, but who is virtually unknown today. Show more Legendary ...

BBC Four has commissioned a documentary about music hall comedian Sid Field, a pioneer of sketch and camp comedy. Poirot star David Suchet – whose grandmother was a sand dancer in the music halls – is ...

David Suchet's love affair with old-fashioned music hall goes on. Following his portrayal of comedian Sid Field in the musical What A Performance in 1994, the Poirot actor is presenting a documentary ...

The good news is that David Suchet appears to be better at presenting documentaries than Sid Field. The bad news is that we didn't see much of Sid Field. However, this is not Suchet's fault, as very ...