Cilla, Crackers and some short things
This week's dip into my miscellany of wit, wisdom and whimsical curiosities
December 22
Panto time is upon us, and I can do no better than take you back to 1986 and that magnificent old theatre, the Liverpool Empire, packed to the rafters with children, chocolate and tubs of ice-cream in the delicious Christmas darkness.
The panto …