▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One , ▁Broadcast ing ▁House ▁and ▁The ▁World ▁This ▁Week end . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sy kes ▁began ▁his ▁broadcast ▁career ▁at ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Oxford ▁while ▁studying ▁at ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁L BC ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁BBC ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁contin ually ▁worked ▁since . ▁His ▁first ▁regular ▁BBC ▁work ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁continu ity ▁announ cer ▁and ▁present er / re porter ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁West ▁TV ▁region . ▁On ▁Hall owe en ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁written ▁warning ▁from ▁BBC ▁management ▁in ▁Br istol ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁ended ▁the ▁closed own ▁routine ▁at ▁ 1 . 2 0 ▁am ▁( follow ing ▁a ▁Vincent ▁Price ▁horror ▁film , ▁The ▁T omb ▁of ▁L ige ia ) ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁w att ▁u pl ight ▁to ▁cast ▁spectral ▁sh adows ▁across ▁his ▁face ▁as ▁he ▁war ned ▁any ▁view ers ▁with ▁black ▁c ats ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁close ▁eye ▁on ▁them ▁that ▁night ▁in ▁case ▁they ▁were ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁w itch es . ▁ ▁Today ▁was ▁Sy kes ' ▁first ▁break ▁into ▁national ▁media . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁programme ▁soon ▁after ▁ ▁covering ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁sle eper - train ▁fire ▁in ▁Ta un ton , ▁Som erset , ▁in ▁which ▁