Publisher's Synopsis
Narrowly escaping death as a baby, and growing up in the Black Country, Ken Wood became obsessed with a television puppet show called Hank Rides Again and Ventriloquism.
Follow him through his schoolboy antics while trying to perfect the art he was learning, to some hilarious escapades at Butlin's and throughout his career as he became a much-admired Speciality Act on the Variety Circuit, working all over the world with top celebrities.
During his career, he had to conquer stage fright and depression as well as challenging changes in his life, before coming to terms with being disabled deaf.
His fascinating, uplifting story spans seven decades and is packed with stories of the ups and downs of life on and off the stage which will keep you thoroughly entertained right to the end.
