John Cleese has said his stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers has been successful because 50 years on from the show’s 1975 TV debut it is still “funnier than anything else that’s on these days”.

Gavin And Stacey star Larry Lamb has said he “suggested” the idea of a film adaptation of the sitcom to BBC director general Tim Davie.

Putting athletes to the test in many different ways, Hyrox was launched in Germany just eight years ago has echoes of recreational marathon running.