TV's Repair Shop rejects 'inappropriate' Bob Monkhouse joke book
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn43ve4pyjeo
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“TV's Repair Shop rejects 'inappropriate' Bob Monkhouse joke book”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute the claim about The Repair Shop rejecting Bob Monkhouse's joke book
“the book was taken to the workshop in the programme's barn by Monkhouse's daughter and his comedy writing partner”
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— No evidence in archive to verify who brought the joke book to the Repair Shop workshop
“We planned to fix the joke book, but when we got it to the barn and saw it in its entirety, we realised it contained many jokes that were not appropriate for a programme”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm the Repair Shop team's assessment of the joke book's content
“The entertainer was one of the most familiar faces on British TV for several decades before he died of prostate cancer in 2003 at the age of 75”
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— No evidence in archive to verify details about Bob Monkhouse's death and cause of death
“His joke books span 25 years, and have already seen some drama after being stolen in 1995”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm the 1995 theft of Monkhouse's joke books
“Monkhouse offered a £10,000 reward before they were returned 18 months later”
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— No evidence in archive to verify the £10,000 reward claim
“Monkhouse bequeathed his joke book collection to his writing partner in his will”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm the will's provisions regarding joke books
“He inserted a clause which stated: 'I give all my gag books... to Colin Edmonds'”
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— No evidence in archive to verify the specific will clause about Colin Edmonds
“Edmonds and Monkhouse's daughter Abigail Williams declined to comment on the Repair Shop decision”
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“Legends Management, which represents the comedian's estate, also declined to comment”
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“Previous episodes of The Repair Shop have seen the team fix celebrity-related items including Roald Dahl's garden gate, a dress that belonged to Danny LaRue, and the original black chair from TV show Mastermind”
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