Sir Ken Dodd: 'Liverpool Loves Armed Forces Day'

As Armed Forces Day comes to Liverpool, the entertainer Sir Ken Dodd explains why he and his home city love the military.

Sir Ken shares his fond memories of entertaining injured servicemen as a star-struck teenager in war-time Liverpool and visiting local units to help raise a laugh among young troops going off to fight.

For decades the comedy legend toured British bases around the world with Combined Services Entertainment and said he was treated royally wherever he went.

Forces TV dug in the archives to find footage of the veteran entertainer in action with his tickling stick in front of armed forces audiences and visiting military hospitals.