Occupation: Retired (through Ill Health) Entertainer

Favourite Actor(s): Anthony Hopkins, John Mills, Michael Caine, Ron Moody, Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, David Jason, John Thaw, Steven Tomkin, Ricky Tomlinson, Robin Williams, Bill Maynard, Sam Kelly, Tom Bell, Harry Andrews, Donald Sutherland, Donald Pleasance, Martin Clunes, Peter Davidson.

Favourite Actress(es): Lauren Bacall, Denise Welch, Julie Walters, Sue Johnson, Dervla Kirwan, Dawn French, Linda Kozlowski, Caroline Clatz, Jean Marsh, Judy Geeson, Jane Wymark, Belinda Lang

Favourite Radio Personalities: Kenneth Horne, Bill Pertwee, Peter Sellars, Roy Hudd, Ray Moore, Ronnie Barker, Lynn Bowles

Favourite Television Personalities: Penny Smith, Josie Lawrence, 'Lilly Savage', 

Favourite Comedians: Tony Hancock, Bob Monkhouse, Max Boyce, Peter Kaye, Al Read, Ken Dodd

Favourite Musicals: Blitz!, The Music Man, Paint Your Wagon, There Was An Old Woman.

Favourite Films: The Glenn Miller Story, Colditz Story, Scaramouch, The League of Gentlemen, Casablanca, The Third Man, Guns at Batasi, Saturday Night & Sunday Morning, Crocodile Dundee, Cabaret, A Clockwork Orange, The Wild Geese, Zulu, Lawrence of Arabia, Brassed Off, Schindler's List, Good Morning Vietnam, War Games, Kid Galahad, The Hill, Ring of Spies, Pirates Of The Caribbean (Curse of the Black Pearl), The Day of The Jackal, Enigma, The Spy That Came In From The Cold, Expresso Bongo, The Boat That Rocked and Valiant.

Favourite Music: Military (i.e. Pipes & Drums, Corps of Drums & Military Band), Brass Band, Trad Jazz, Jack Payne, Jack Hylton, The Beatles, General 50s & 60s `Pops`, G&S (particularly 'The Gondoliers'), TRex, Slade,

Most Intriguing Female Voice on Radio!: Fran Godfrey

Favourite Singers: Petula Clark, Mouth & McNeal, Mary Martin, Lulu, Elvis Presley, Marianne Faithful, Little Richard, Everley Bros, Shirley Bassey, Buddy Holly, Cilla Black, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Dusty Springfield, Flanagan & Allen, Josef Locke, Katie Melua.

Most Intriguing Females on TV!:  Bernie Nolan, Catherine Gee, Melanie Sykes, Dr. Tania Byron and whoever's voice was `Judy` on "The Tweenies"!

Favourite Magic magazines: Abra, GEN, ISMS Mag!, MagicWeek.co.uk

Proudest Moment: Being presented with my MMC degree by (President) Francis White MIMC personally.

Previous Proudest Moment: Being presented with 10/- for being `Best Recruit in Platoon` in July `63 & a further 10/- for being `Best Recruit of 63B Intake`!!

Favourite 'Speciality' Acts: George Carl, The Francescos, Ken Dodd,

Favourite TV Shows: The Bill, Royle Family, A Touch Of Frost, The Thin Blue Line, Secret War, Auf Wiedersehen Pet, HeartBeat, Dinnerladies, Vicar of Dibley, MerseyBeat, Ballykissangel, Oh! Dr Beeching, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Inspector Wexford, Ultimate Force, Mind to Kill, The Last Detective, New Tricks, Blackpool, Island at War, Outside Edge, Doc Martin

Preferred Charities: RNLI, Earl Haig fund.

Favourite G & S Operetta: The Gondoliers.

Favourite Radio Shows: Navy Lark, Flying Doctor, Friday Night Is Music Night, Listen To The Band, Sounds Of The 60s.

Favourite Magic Authors: Trevor Lewis, Harry Lorayne, Lewis Ganson

Favourite Other Authors: Leslie Charteris, Russell Thorndyke, Mike Hoare, James Herriot, Nevil Shute, Mike Craig.

Favourite Plays: My 3 Angels, Hobson`s Choice, Androcles & The Lion, Arms & The Man.

Favourite Record/Tape/CD: Sgt Pepper

Favourite Food: Traditional English!, Jaegersnitzel (spelling?)

Favourite Hymns:  The Day Thou Gavest; To Be A Pilgrim; Battle Hymn Of The Republic; Guide Me Oh Thou Great Redeemer; Jerusalem; Lord Behold (Dismiss!) Us With Thy Blessing (i.e. 2nd/Last verse ONLY!!); Immortal Invisible; Oh Lord, Thy Banner Floateth O'er Us.

Favourite Computer magazine: Web User

Eccentricities: Still liking Cod Liver Oil ... from the bottle, just like when my mother used to collect it from the Shoeburyness Clinic!

If I Could Host My Own MASSIVE, informal DINNER PARTY type gathering, Who (alive, dead, real, fictitious) would I like to invite there ... probably in separate 'sittings'!: Ben Oakley (my late father), Benny Oakley (my recently deceased brother), Robert Harbin, John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, Hazel (nee) Anderson, `Saints` Simon Templar, Patricia Holm, Roger Conway & Norman Kent, Camilla Parker-Bowles (now Duchess of Cornwall), Judith Kepple, Lionel Bart, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Louis Armstrong, ex Sgt Jim Whitham (Royal Artillery), Helen (nee) Tritton, Herr Oskar Schindler, Harry Lorayne, Jim Davidson OBE & a few of his unique mates, i.e. some of the `Hooligans from Hereford`! ---