TV Express scrapbook: Eric Sykes part 1

Eric Sykes is one of the few remaining writers of the Associated London Scripts group who helped create the golden age of British radio comedy - The Goons, Hancock's Half Hour, etc. - and some of television's finest moments. A good outline of Sykes' career can be found on Wikipedia but here I'm concerned with a couple of things that appeared in TV Express. The first article speaks for itself...