What made Morecambe and Wise tick? Why were Eric and Ernie so funny? Comedy impressionist Christopher Gee goes behind the launchs at the Criterion Blue Town.

The month-long Festival of Sheppey is celebrating the culture and heritage of Kent's own treasure island with almost 100 events

Three comedians, corralled by veteran comic Kevin McCarthy, kept the small but perfectly-formed audience entertained at the Criterion Blue Town on the Isle of Sheppey.

Retired schoolteacher Bruce Horton has been named the Isle of Sheppey's first town crier. He will become the face - and voice - of the month-long Festival of Sheppey in June.

This was heart-in-the-mouth theatre in its finest form as Hyland delivered line after faultless line of perfect prose brought to life with exquisite detail and the cleverest of subtle mime.

Sheppey is no cultural desert. Apart from its vibrant pubs, clubs and holiday parks it boasts TWO theatres and FIVE museums.