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The British ___MASK58___ ___MASK17___ ( BBC ) is a British public service broadcaster . It is headquartered at ___MASK58___ House in London , is the world ' s oldest national broadcasting organisation , and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees , with over 20 , 950 staff in total , of whom 16 , 672 are in public sector broadcasting ; including part - time , flexible as well as fixed contract staff , the total number is 35 , 402 . Now Look Here is a BBC ___MASK68___ which ran for ___MASK22___ series of seven ___MASK16___ each during 1971 to 1973 . It was written by Barry Cryer . Sir David Paradine Frost , ( 7 ___MASK95___ 1939  31 ___MASK2___ 2013 ) was an English journalist , ___MASK83___ , writer , media personality and television host . The ___MASK22___ Ronnies Sketchbook was a collection of classic sketches from the BBC comedy series The ___MASK22___ Ronnies , with newly filmed introductions by the stars , Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett . It was broadcast 34 years after the first ever episode of The ___MASK22___ Ronnies was aired and 18 years after the final episode aired . The ___MASK6___ came about following the BBC ' s broadcast of Ronnie Barker : A Bafta Tribute in February 2004 , a ___MASK6___ which gained a large audience ( 7 . 2 million ) , proving there was still great interest in Barker ' s comedy work . The BAFTA lifetime achievement award was presented to Barker by Ronnie Corbett , and the two proved they still had great chemistry . Six hour - long episodes of The ___MASK22___ Ronnies Sketchbook aired on BBC 1 in March and April 2005 . It saw the ___MASK22___ Ronnies back behind their famous news desk , introducing some of their favourite sketches and re - reading some of the classic news items that began and ended every episode of The ___MASK22___ Ronnies . Much was made of the fact that the sketches chosen were shown in their entirety . Each week an episode of the classic Spike Milligan - scripted serial The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town was shown , and each episode featured a new performance by a popular singer . The sketches chosen were considered true classics - the short - sighted optician , ' Nuts m ' lord ' , the Mastermind spoof ( Specialist subject : Answering the Question Before Last ) , and , the sketch voted the nation ' s favourite , Four Candles ( The ___MASK22___ Ronnies left this last sketch until the very end of the sixth episode , pretending they had forgotten about it ) . The newly recorded introductions provided an opportunity for plenty of good - humoured banter between the pair . The ___MASK6___ was met with approval from audiences - 7 . 9 million tuning in for the opening episode , with many of them too young to have seen The ___MASK22___ Ronnies when it was first broadcast . Ronnie Corbett later said that Ronnie Barker was `` delighted that the ___MASK22___ Ronnies Sketchbook had gone so well , bringing us to a new generation of audiences '' . This proved to be Barker ' s final television work . He appeared frail and had lost a lot of weight , and it later became clear that he had been very unwell with a heart condition whilst filming the ___MASK6___ . However , he was determined to record one final Christmas special of The ___MASK22___ Ronnies , and so , on 5 July 2005 , The ___MASK22___ Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook was recorded . It was broadcast on Christmas Day of the same year , two months after Barker ' s death ( Ronnie Corbett paid tribute to him in a specially recorded introduction to the ___MASK6___ ) , and saw the pair introduce their favourite sketches from their Christmas shows . Again , the ___MASK6___ was a rousing success , and - with 7 . 93 million viewers - was the fourth most watched programme on Christmas Day . A ___MASK74___ , also known as a comedy ___MASK31___ , is a ___MASK99___ pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners , usually of the same ___MASK72___ , ___MASK8___ , ethnic origin and profession but drastically different in terms of personality or behavior . Often one of the members of the ___MASK31___  the straight man , feed , dead wood , or stooge  is portrayed as reasonable and serious , while the other one  the funny man , banana man or ___MASK99___  is portrayed as funny , less educated or less intelligent , silly , or unorthodox . If the audience identifies primarily with one character , the other will often be referred to as a ___MASK99___ foil . The term " feed " comes from the way a straight man is wont to set up jokes and " feed " them to his partner . Open All Hours is a BBC ___MASK28___ sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC . It ran for 26 ___MASK16___ in four series , which premiered in 1976 , 1981 , 1982 and 1985 . The programme developed from a ___MASK28___ pilot broadcast in Ronnie Barker ' s comedy ___MASK90___ series , " Seven of One " ( 1973 ). " Open All Hours " ranked eighth in the 2004 Britain ' s Best Sitcom poll . A sequel , entitled " Still Open All Hours ", was created in 2013 . Sir William Frederick " ___MASK11___ " Cotton CBE ( 23 ___MASK95___ 1928  11 ___MASK2___ 2008 ) was a British television producer and executive , and the son of big - band leader Billy Cotton . Ronald Balfour " Ronnie " Corbett , CBE ( 4 ___MASK84___ 1930  31 March 2016 ) was a Scottish stand - up comedian , actor , writer , and broadcaster , best known for his long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show " The Two Ronnies ". He achieved prominence in David Frost ' s 1960s satirical comedy programme " The Frost Report " ( with Barker ) and subsequently starred in sitcoms such as " No  That ' s Me Over Here !", " Now Look Here ", and " Sorry !" The ___MASK22___ Ronnies is a BBC television comedy sketch ___MASK6___ created by Bill Cotton for the BBC , which aired on BBC One from 1971 to 1987 . It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett , the two Ronnies of the title . The Frost ___MASK25___ was a satirical ___MASK28___ ___MASK6___ hosted by David Frost . It ran for 28 episodes on the BBC from 10 March 1966 to 26 ___MASK84___ 1967 . It introduced John Cleese , Ronnie Barker , and Ronnie Corbett to ___MASK28___ , and launched the careers of other writers and performers . Ronald William George " Ronnie " Barker , ( ___MASK60___ September 1929  3 October 2005 ) was an English actor , ___MASK83___ , and writer . He was known for roles in British comedy ___MASK59___ such as " Porridge ", " The Two Ronnies ", and " Open All Hours ".