 Actors appearing in his musicals and shows have included Nyree Dawn Porter, Brian Glover, Colin Baker, Anton Rogers, Jeremy Irons, Alvin Stardust and Bernard Cribbins.He was one of the founder editors of the "Guinness Book of British Hit Singles", the UK chart reference book, and also co-wrote many of the other Guinness music books.His poetry books include "The Aldermoor Poems", "Elizabethan Dragonflies", "A Room With Books" and the latest, "New Poems for Old Paintings".