Repair work on Bob Monkhouse’s old joke books, famously at the centre of a 1990s theft, was halted on BBC show The Repair Shop due to the discovery of inappropriate gags, The Independent has learnt.

BBC show The Repair Shop scrapped a segment that was set to feature a joke book belonging to late comedian Bob Monkhouse after the contents were deemed inappropriate. According to the Sun, the book ...

The production company behind The Repair Shop have responded to reports that the BBC scrapped a Bob Monkhouse segment over viewer concerns. The show sees members of the public bring personal items and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dead funny: Bob Monkhouse has been ‘cancelled’ from beyond the grave - BBC While we don’t know what was in the book, we do know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Monkhouse left his joke books to one of his writers on his death in 2003 - David Cheskin/PA Bob Monkhouse’s notebooks were ...

GENIAL detective John Murphy was kicking his heels in the CID office of West End Central police station and about to go to the pub when the phone rang. On the line was comedian Bob Monkhouse’s agent ...

Ten years ago, cancer claimed the life of one of British comedy's most influential, clever and witty - yet often misunderstood - personalities. Here, blogger, fan, enthusiast and occasional comedy ...

One of the country's best-loved comedians, Bob Monkhouse, has died today after a two-year battle with cancer. The 75-year-old was said to have passed away "peacefully in his sleep" with wife Jackie at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Monkhouse was a fixture on British TV for four decades until his death in 2003 [BBC] BBC show The Repair Shop scrapped a ...