Eric Barker

A 12-year old boy overhears two sinister men plotting to assassinate their country's ruler.

"He was a pioneer", wrote Nicholas Parsons, "the first person to do 'topical satire' on television, but as the phrase had not yet been coined, and as the sketches were part of conventional variety shows, he never received the credit he deserved for originality."

Comedy sketch show in which the host poked fun at a number of British institutions