Small, comical and associated with the light-hearted music of George Formby, the banjolele might seem innocent enough. But it doesn't amuse Transport for London, which has banned buskers from ...

The banjolele was last sold privately in 1972, when late Formby fan Terence Wallin paid £310 for it. It was originally purchased in 1961 from Formby's estate by Bill Logan, the first president of ...

A banjolele once owned by George Formby is up for auction on Friday - and could fetch more than £30,000. Formby was one of England's leading entertainers in the 1930s and 1940s and his Gibson UB3 ...