To celebrate 74 years since the release of BONNIE SCOTLAND on Sunday August 23rd 2009 commencing at 6pm, you are invited to join the international Laurel and Hardy Society for a special big screen showing of this hilarious full length feature film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The main feature will be preceded by a couple of Laurel and Hardy shorts. To make this event even more special we are holding it at Falkirk Town Hall cinema, near the home of Laurel and Hardy's Larbert born co-star James Finlayson. A plaque has been erected in the town hall in memory of Finlayson.

WILLIE McINTYRE WILL BE THERE WITH HIS MEMORABILIA STALL -

DEAN McKEOWN WILL BE ON HAND TO SIGN COPIES OF HIS CHARLIE HALL BOOK

PLUS MORE GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED.

For more details please visit: http://intratentjournal.com/fbs/index...

or email ross@laurelandhardyforum.com

This is my interview with Irish comedian Frank Carson recorded at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow on 28th March.

In this, our first episode of the Laurel and Hardy Forum Podcast, moderator Mike David talks to Bernie Hogya about his splendid website lettersfromstan.com. comments welcome

Laurel and Hardy Forum moderators René Riva and Nico Cartenstadt perform the wonderful 'On Yonder Rock Reclining' at the 2008 Amsterdam Convention. The song is featured in Fra Diavolo (AKA The Devil's Brother) starring Laurel and Hardy.

A DVD featuring this and other highlights of the convention is available from the wonderful 'Bowler Dessert' website http://www.bowlerdessert.co.uk

This episode features the latest Laurel and Hardy news as well as a look at recent contributions to the forum. We also take a look a Jeff from South korea's photographs and research regarding L&H filing locations. We also feature an exclusive interview with Grange Hill star Erkan Mustafa and Ricky Gervais talks about how Laurel and Hardy influenced his career.

This 'not to be missed' episode of the pod-uh-cast features rare interviews with the wonderful Chuck McCann and British ventriloquist Ray Alan. Coincidentally both men made careers out of working with puppets. They also both have strong connections with Laurel and Hardy on a personal level.

Chuck explains in depth how he met and got to know Stan Laurel after looking him up in the phone book. Co founder of the International Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society, The Sons Of The Desert, Chuck urges fans to campaign for Laurel and Hardy films to be preserved forever.

Ray Alan, dubbed the best ventriloquist in the world talks about touring with Laurel and Hardy in 1954. Ray also explains how the face of his 'Lord Charles' character was based on Stan Laurel.

A short fantasy film about a young Laurel and Hardy fan who escapes his nightmares and his parents constant arguing by watching the boys. With guest appearances from Ross Owen as Stan Laurel and Alan Campbell as Olver Hardy.

Rare interview with Stan's daughter Lois Laurel Hawes, recorded in the eighties when she appeared on UK TV with Richard and Judy.

Rare colour footage of the boys performing the 'drivers licence' sketch. This color footage is from the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, taken between October 11 through October 16th in 1940. This was the third city in their "Hellaballou" tour. The dance number costumes are the same costume that Lois Laurel (Stan's daughter) was photographed in that had appeared in a recent Intra Tent Journal article on the tours. The girls are doing a number called "The Three Musketeers", and you get to see the fencing in one segment of this clip.

The male-female dance couple are the Fredricos, and the end singer is Maxine Conrad. second mark.

Many thanks to Irv Hyatt for the info and to Robert Wilson of Milwaukee for the footage.

Stan Laurel's daughter had a cameo role in an episode of the BBC TV comedy 'Last Of The Summer Wine' entitled Bicycle Bonanza - this is Lois's appearance.

Ahead of his worldwide Laurel and Hardy Convention in 1998, John Ullah talked to Chris Coffey about the honour, before relating the oft-told story of how he acquired a pair of Stan Laurel's socks.