alton001

Books about old Birmingham, Birmingham nostalgia, old Coventry, Coventry nostalgia, Birmingham UK, Birmingham remembered, Birmingham the war years, Childrens books, nonsense verse, childrens humour,

If you find any broken links on any of our pages, then please let us know - these things will always happen from time to time. We have a "recipricol links policy" so links may be removed or rotated depending on status.

As showbiz has been an important part of my career I decided to put my Entertainment and Personal links on the same page as it seems that in my life "you can't have one without the other" - CHEERS!

Jasper Carrott was born in Birmingham in 1945, and educated at Acocks Green Infants/Junior School and Moseley Grammar School. To quote his website - his "notable achievements include two gold albums, four silver discs, 1.5 million books and two T-shirts!"

In his foreword to my Biography "THE ORIGINAL ALTON DOUGLAS" he says "When Alton left the stage, stand-up lost a discerning and talented player. His many books that recall the history of the region have sold so well. They are very good indeed, in fact I have collected them all; I even bought one. Yes, they are that good."

I appeared in cabaret with Frank, was featured on BBC Ed Doolan’s radio programme with him, and still fondly remember when Frank and his mum joined us for tea at our Birmingham home in 1983. His Website is just as I remember him - polished and professional.

In my Biography, Vince recalls the time when I worked with him in Torquay. "After one evening's show, we all went to an hotel, off the front somewhere, because we thought we could get a late night drink; we were refused entry, by a burly doorman. Alton said to him. 'Now look, we are not going to give you any trouble. Just let us in. If you don't I'll do my act. I'm warning you!' The doorman gave way!"

The co-author of my Biography, Shirley describes herself as "a 'chameleon' writer, because although currently a biographer, she writes in a variety of genres, encompassing an eclectic range of fiction, magazine articles, song-writing, poetry and screenplays.

My old Regiment. I recall in my Biography the following little tale. "My initial six weeks training at Catterick had been pretty horrendous. I had such thin ankles, my trousers didn't fit too well in my gaiters. As I did an about-turn on the parade ground, my trousers came out and flapped. So all the lads christened me 'Dougie Gaiter'!"

A man of many talents. With interests in Photography, Painting and genealogy, he still finds time to indulge in his other passions of metal detecting and listening to Celtic music.

Not just another Genealogy site - this one actually gives practical advice on how to start your research.

My webmaster had big problems trying to resize this image to fit within the margins. I am afraid that I did not help by looking at the computer screen and saying "Stupid boy!"

My Accountants. We believe that this side of the business is best left to the professionals - and we do not mean Bodie and Doyle!