"Britain caught up in Beaky-mania", ran the headlines 30 years ago. Truly, the past is another country. This tribute night to Jeremy Lloyd's Captain Beaky poems made them seem positively Edwardian – ...

Re-live one of the great children’s hits of the Seventies with Captain Beaky and His Band at the Royal Albert Hall. Join Timid Toad, Reckless Rat, Artful Owl and Batty Bat for a festive evening on ...

It is a chattily told saga of bad decisions, misfortune, dissolution and a persistent inability to realise when the game is over. One example of The Revillos’ bad luck is when their rising (and only) ...

Life of crime: Keith Michell's original designs for the sleeve of 'Captain Beaky Vol II' In 1980 an odd slogan began appearing across Britain. “Hissing Sid is Innocent!” was printed on T-shirts and ...

His owners said they called him Captain Beaky because "he knows what he wants" An operation to fix a mute rooster's beak has been hailed as a success and raised hopes he will cock-a-doodle-doo for the ...

One example of The Revillos’ bad luck is when their rising (and only) micro-hit “Motorbike Beat” is offered a spot on Top of the Pops. The band are given no time to rehearse or perform as the day has ...