BROADCASTING legend Danny Baker is to tour England and Wales this year with a with a stop off in Wrexham confirmed for September.

The news follows the success of Baker's Cradle To The Stage tour last year, which saw him visit more than 50 venues including the William Aston Hall.

His 2018 show will be titled Good Time Charlie's Back!, and is billed as his "farewell tour".

The series of one-night-stands will be calling at dozens of theatres around the country from May 2018 with a return trip to Wrexham on Saturday, September 22.

Regarding his new tour, Baker said: "My fellow Vaudevillians, following the extraordinary success of the Cradle To The Stage tour I was asked to reconsider my initial statement that I would never undertake such a venture again. The applause of the public can be a seductive narcotic and weaker souls than I would be tempted to repeat the thrills harvested during that 'uproarious whirligig of joy' simply to bolster their already outsized egos. After much reflection, I have decided that I cannot allow such rampant narcissism to cloud my judgement. I said 'one farewell' tour' and I meant 'one farewell tour'. There will be no more.

"Therefore I am pleased to announce that, to mark this momentous decision, I will be embarking on a nationwide, high-principled, peppy series of one-night-stands calling at dozens of theatres around the country starting in May 2018. These shows will be startling, high kicking, fresh, eruptive and often under three hours long. On this, once again, you have my word. To help me mark the festivities I will be joined on some nights by both Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan - two of the nicest dogs I have ever owned.

"I hope people will understand my resolve never to tour again and also why these upcoming performances are absolutely necessary to mark such a declaration. I hope you can once more attend to help celebrate my iron will in this matter and on the night reflect that, even in these fickle times, there are still men who will hold fast to their principles.

"I am that man. So vote for me. Sorry, not 'vote', I meant 'come and see'. It will be almost certainly your last chance. To quote the philosopher Slocombe, 'I am unanimous in that.'

"Now raise the curtain, pour the drinks, play the music - because here we go again..."

Danny Baker: Good Time Charlie Is Back! will be at Wrexham William Aston Hall on Saturday, September 22 2018, 7.30pm. Tickets on sale from www.glyndwr.ac.uk and via the Box Office on 0844 888 9991.