Carry On Columbus: failed attempt to revive the series

Carry On Columbus started filming less than six months before it was released - and it'd be the movie that brought down the curtain on the series.

New play about Williams and Fielding debuts

A new play examines the strained professional relationship between Carry On legends Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding. Carry On! Screaming Queens has been written by comedy historian Robert Ross, who has penned several books about the film franchise.

Live review: Jim Dale, Vaudeville Theatre

Who says comedy is a young person's game? On Sunday night the Leicester Square Theatre is staging the first Old Comedian of the Year Final. Though 'old' there means over 35, which is nothing compared to two shows currently running almost next door to each other in the Strand in London.

Review: Just Jim Dale

So many pop singers fifty years ago declared that their ambition was to be "an all-round entertainer". The multi-talented Jim Dale is and always was one and that cheeky-chappie persona is still as sparky.

Just Jim Dale, Vaudeville Theatre, review

The Carry On star delivered an enjoyable look back on his long career, says Claire Allfree.

Jim Dale on 'coming home' to the West End

The former National Theatre and Carry On stalwart brings Just Jim Dale to the Vaudeville Theatre from tonight.

Jim Dale 'wasn't good friends with the Carry On clique'

The TV veteran reveals he was snubbed by Sid James and Kenneth Williams when he appeared on This Is Your Life.

Jim Dale turns 80: prepares for West End comeback

He turns 80 later this year but the Carry On actor and performer about to make a West End comeback says he's treating the milestone like someone half his age.

Radio Times review

If you have a favourite Carry On, the chances are it features in this edition. Episode one covered the film series's faltering early steps, up to Carry On Jack. Now we're wading into the golden period, the mid-to late 60s, with genre spoofs Carry On Spying, Cleo, Cowboy and Screaming.

Barbara Windsor is starkly absent from this affectionate celebration, but her co-stars Jim Dale, Amanda Barrie and Julian Holloway reminisce with joy. The extraordinary Fenella Fielding returns to a former haunt used in Screaming, Anita Harris revisits Follow That Camel's Saharan location (Camber Sands), while Angela Douglas is taken Up the Khyber (Snowdon). There's also a lovely tribute to Hattie Jacques and rare behind-the-scenes footage of Sid James and Kenneth Williams at work.