Comic pens book on top Nazi.A COMEDIAN, who has been given the seal of approval by some of the all-time greats - including Ken Dodd Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool), better known as Ken Dodd, is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or "tickling stick"), and his catchphrases, and Jimmy Tarbuck Jimmy Tarbuck OBE (born 31 October 1940, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is an Scottish comedian and the father of actress and television presenter Liza Tarbuck, he attended the same school as Beatle John Lennon and newscaster Peter Sissons. - shows his serious side with the publication of his new book. John Martin, of Sychdyn, has appeared on TV numerous television shows and written material for top comics. Recent appearances included a slot on ITV's Today With Des and Mel Today with Des and Mel was a British television series hosted by Des O'Connor and Melanie Sykes. The show featured celebrity guests, phone-in competitions and chat between the hosts. It was produced by ITV Productions, at their London Studios. show. Now he's penned a fascinating book on the assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. of high-ranking Nazi Reinhard Heydrich in Prague in 1942. He even managed to secure an interview with Heydrich's only surviving son, and has packed the book - The Mirror Caught The Sun - with a wealth of new information about the assassination. John, who often entertains passengers on cruise ships like the QM2, said: "Heydrich was the highest ranking Nazi to get killed in the whole of the Second World War. "He was Himmler's deputy and was in charge of the so-called 'final solution of the Jewish question' and he was even touted by many as a possible successor even to Adolf Hitler." John, who has always been interested in military history, said: "I was fascinated by Heydrich's story so started researching it in detail. "I accumulated so much material that I decided to write a book on the subject. "Apart from performing my comedy act on the cruise liners, I also give lectures on Heydrich to passengers." The book is available in the Book Shop in High Street, and Siopy Siswrn in New Street, Mold, or online from Amazon. CAPTION(S): John Martin has written a book about the assassination of Heydrich. VH170209author-04 |
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