1. We‘ve already noticed a definite swing to the left." "The man who invented the zip fastener was today honoured with a lifetime peerage.

2. "You were never quite aware of him in a social occasion, he didnt like them but, my word, when he stood centre stage you better watch him." Some of Ronnie Barker‘s best lines: "The man who invented the zip fastener was today honoured with a lifetime peerage.

3. I felt tired and anxious but not petrified, although my cardiologist‘s warning that I could drop dead at any time was still ringing in my ears.‘ That night, in his role as goodwill ambassador to Unicef, he went ahead with a planned speech. ‘I was able to tell the audience that as I left hospital, the cardiologist handed me a cheque for $10,000 for the charity‘s work, as he had been so moved by what I‘d told him of the way so many children live.‘ Not long after, Sir Roger bumped into Sir Elton John, who also has a cardiac pacemaker. ‘I told Elton I‘d had a zip fastener put into mine so they could change the batteries.‘ Elton countered with an even bigger boast. ‘He said he had a diamond–studded zip on his.‘ Joking aside, the device is usually changed for the most up–to–date model when the batteries run out, after between five and seven years.