The Guinness book of showbiz blunders

Presenting a selection of gaffes and blunders from the worlds of theatre, cinema, radio, television and music, this book encompasses personalities such as Sir John Gielgud, The Beatles, David Garrick, Noel Coward, Sharon Stone, Bruce Forsyth and Peter O'Toole.

The events covered include the opening night of Lord Lytton's play, "The Lady of Lyons", in 1888, when the audience was eventually sent home because no one could raise the safety curtain, and the case of the hapless Romanian folk-singer who drew an audience of nil in 1980.