Ronnie Barker in August 2017 by Ben Elton. Elton's lecture focused on the future of the British sitcom. Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker, (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as "Porridge", "The Two Ronnies", and "Open All Hours". Barker began acting in repertory theatre and decided he was best suited to comic roles. He had his first success at the Oxford Playhouse and in roles in the West End including Tom Stoppard's "The Real Inspector Hound". During this period, he was in
Let's Play (TV series) a stage variation It's Time to Play which is performed by Sloane and Keatley in front of a live audience, with a similar focus on play, dress-up and adventures. The stage show moves with each performance to a different location to allow a wider range of live audiences to attend. Let's Play (TV series) Let's Play is a long-running British pre-school TV programme, run from 2012 to date on CBeebies. Main presenters have included Sidney Sloane and Rebecca Keatley. The premise of the show is each episode involves the presenters going on an adventure and dressing up as various characters