Not because he’s launching his own food series, but because The South Bank Show has been granted permission to film Ronnie and his wife Anne as they go about their everyday routine – of which cooking is an essential ingredient.

It’s part of a warm and fascinating portrait of the veteran comic, during which he also chats to Melvyn Bragg about his many years in the showbiz spotlight, about his partnership with Ronnie Barker and about the popularity he’s managed to maintain despite an ever-shifting comedy landscape. Or whatever the expression is. See page 7.