Birth of Ronald William George Barker25 October 1929
Birth of Ronald William George Barker
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Ronald William George Barker Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ronald William George Barker, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1929–20049 events1 places
Chronological biography
1929
1971
Two Ronnies1971
BBC television comedy sketch show with Ronnie Corbett & Ronnie Barker, The Two Ronnies, lasted from 1971 to 1987
1973
Open All HoursMarch 1973
The Open All Hours pilot episode is broadcast, and runs for four series between February 1976 and October 1985
1975
Royal Television Society1975
Awarded the Royal Television Societys award for outstanding creative achievement
1979
Porridge1979
Porridge runs for three series, two Christmas specials and a film, produced in 1979
1988
Retirement1988
Leaves showbusiness to open an antique shop near his Oxfordshire home
2002
The Gathering Storm2002
1st TV drama appearance in more than a decade, as Winston Churchills manservant, in The Gathering Storm
2003
Death of Ronald William George Barker3 October 2003
Death of Ronald William George Barker
2004
BAFTA2004
Honoured with a Bafta tribute award and celebration evening for his contribution to comedy
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.