Tim Westwood: Forces' favourite

Broadcaster known as Big Dawg wins acclaim from troops he has entertained with live shows at Camp BastionIn the 1970s sitcom, the military concert party was a motley crew – ham actors, a drag queen and tone-deaf singers accompanied on the piano by Mr "lah de dah" Gunner Graham.The comedy It Ain't Half Hot Mum may have drawn its humour from real life, but nowadays no one in the armed forces is jeering at the entertainment on offer.Visiting and performing for the troops has become a coveted tick...

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