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Brian Cobby obituary
Voice of BT's speaking clock for more than 20 yearsBrian Cobby, who has died aged 83, could boast that he was once Britain's best-known and least-known voice. For more than 20 years, after his acting...
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Elliott Carter
US composer devoted his life to shaping a modernist musical idiom with a European sophisticationThe American composer Elliott Carter, who has died aged 103, was, apart from Pierre Boulez, the last...
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Derek Hutchinson obituary
My friend Derek Hutchinson, who has died aged 79, was known as "the father of sea kayaking". He wrote the classic book Sea Canoeing and, as a member of the British Canoe Union's expeditions and sea...
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Joe Melia obituary
Outstanding actor of stage and screen who made his name as Bri in A Day in the Death of Joe EggThe British theatre changed for ever when Joe Melia, as the sardonic teacher Bri, pushed a severely...
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Peter Nichols on Joe Melia: 'a Brechtian actor long before he appeared in...
Joe Melia's unique quality as an actor was his intelligence. Even when deep in character, he retained an objectivity that made him seem to be assessing the scene he was in, a quality that made him a...
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John Roberts obituary
Throughout his career as a maths teacher, my friend John Roberts, who has died of lung disease aged 68, was an inspiration to pupils in his own subject, but just as keen a supporter of musical...
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Percy Cohen obituary
In December 1952, 40 non-black people walked without permits into the South African township of Germiston, near Johannesburg. They were promptly arrested by police for trespass under the country's...
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Clive Dunn obituary
Actor best known as Corporal Jones in the classic BBC comedy series Dad's ArmyHad it not been for his short stature and elf-like face, the actor Clive Dunn, who has died aged 92, would have liked to...
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Clive Dunn, known for playing bumbling butcher Lance Corporal 'Don't Panic' Jones in Dad's Army has passed away at the age of 92
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Jack Dellal obituary
Colourful property tycoon involved in the purchase and resale of two London landmarksJack Dellal, who has died aged 89, was one of Britain's most successful and colourful property tycoons. A...
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Tommy Godwin obituary
Cyclist who won two bronze medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in LondonThe cyclist Tommy Godwin, who has died aged 91, was a double bronze medallist at the 1948 London Olympic Games and an ambassador for...
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Ivor Powell obituary
Former Welsh international and long-time champion of football in BathThe Welsh international footballer Ivor Powell, who has died at the age of 96, began playing the game in the 1930s and remained...
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Carmen Basilio obituary
Former world boxing champion noted for his epic fights with Sugar Ray RobinsonThe boxing trainer Angelo Dundee once said of his former world welterweight and middleweight champion Carmen Basilio, who...
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Letter: Joe Melia, master of ceremonies
In 1972, BBC2 launched a new series called Full House which showcased the performing arts in a long, live studio programme. There was music across the genres, new plays, poetry, comedy, arts events,...
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Letter: Sir Stuart Bell's exclusive
Sir Stuart Bell had a very forgiving nature. During the Labour party's civil wars of the 1980s, when I worked on the Sunday Times, I phoned him at home one Saturday morning. We talked for half an hour...
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Bill Tarmey obituary
Actor who became a household name as Coronation Street's Jack DuckworthBill Tarmey, who has died aged 71, made his name as Jack Duckworth, the endearingly lazy husband of the nagging motormouth Vera...
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Letter: What Gustav Holst taught Elliott Carter
In 1932 the British composer Gustav Holst taught at Harvard, where one of his pupils was the 24-year-old Elliott Carter. Carter helped Holst in writing out some of his scores, although Holst's...
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Letter: Joe Melia, zany star of the Cambridge Footlights
There were three great stars of the Cambridge Footlights across the second half of the 1950s – Jonathan Miller, Peter Cook and Joe Melia. Joe was always a good character actor, but in those days he was...
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Letter: Joe Melia was a theatrical Arsenal supporter and a good goalie
Graham Benson writes: Joe Melia and I were close friends and fellow Arsenal supporters for many years. Along with Terry Coles, we had a steady routine of meeting in pubs, attending as many Arsenal...
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Alan Randall obituary
My friend Alan Randall, who has died after suffering a heart attack aged 66, was a much-loved NHS manager who always put people first. It was typical that he joined the Worthing hospital 10-pin bowling...
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