Ian Steel obituary
The first British cyclist to win a major international stage raceIan Steel, who has died aged 86, was one of the pioneers of British cycle racing and the first Briton to win a major international stage...
View ArticleDavid Cesarani obituary
One of the leading historians of modern Jewish history and an expert on the HolocaustDavid Cesarani, who has died aged 58 following surgery to remove a tumour on the spine, was the leading...
View ArticleLisa Jardine obituary
Celebrated historian, academic and author whose stellar career spanned the worlds of science and the artsLisa Jardine, who has died aged 71 after suffering from cancer, was the leading British female...
View ArticleMark Murphy obituary
Innovative and influential US jazz vocalistThe American jazz vocalist Mark Murphy, who has died aged 83, could sound like a pretty convincing conventional crooner when he wanted to, but he spent most...
View ArticleLetter: Michael Meacher argued for the radical reform of parliament
In recent years, Michael Meacher became increasingly concerned by the growing imbalance between government and legislature, by the failure of parliament to hold the government to account. He became a...
View ArticlePhilip French obituary
Eloquent and incisive chief film critic of the Observer for 35 yearsMany years ago, Alexander Walker of the Evening Standard bet his fellow critics that they couldn’t guess the number of allusions to...
View ArticleJeremy James obituary
My friend Jeremy James, who has died aged 79, was a core member of the BBC’s long-running and much-admired documentary and current affairs series Man Alive. The series, which ran on television from...
View ArticleNorman Moore obituary
Conservationist whose work led to a ban on pesticides such as DDT, and so helped populations of birds of prey to recoverNorman Moore, who has died aged 92, was a gentle giant in the field of wildlife...
View ArticleMichael Billington on Philip French: A kind man with an encyclopedic memory
I’d like to add to what Derek Malcolm and Peter Bradshaw have said about the kindness of Philip French. In 1965, I was a struggling young critic in London and Philip, as a BBC producer, gave me not...
View ArticleLord Noon obituary
Businessman known as the ‘curry king’ who was a major donor to the Labour partyGulam Noon, Lord Noon, who has died aged 79, was the archetype of the successful immigrant businessman. He arrived in...
View ArticleDon Rendell obituary
Saxophonist who established a place among the premier British jazz modernistsThe outstanding saxophonist Don Rendell, who has died aged 89, played with a who’s who of British jazz musicians from the...
View ArticleJulia Jones obituary
Prolific and talented writer of dialogue for television dramas and sitcomsJulia Jones, who has died aged 92, was a prominent and versatile television writer for more than 40 years, contributing one-off...
View ArticleMargaret Griffiths obituary
In her final days, my mother-in-law, Margaret Griffiths, who has died aged 78, was asked by a nurse whether she had worked. “Very hard,” she responded, “but I was not paid.”Margaret was instrumental in...
View ArticleLetter: Michael Meacher and the right to roam
Michael Meacher’s achievement in winning greater freedom to roam on open country in England and Wales was not a foregone conclusion, despite the inclusion of the legislation in the 1997 Labour party...
View ArticleAl Molinaro obituary
American actor best known for roles in Happy Days and The Odd CoupleIn what is now considered one of the classic entrances in American television comedy, the nose of Murray the Cop, making his debut as...
View ArticleJoe Henson obituary
Farmer who fought to save rare breeds and educate the public about the importance of maintaining animal diversityDuring the 1960s and 1970s most farmers were going headlong down the route of intensive...
View ArticleAnita Besson obituary
Founder of the innovative Galerie Besson in London which was devoted to studio ceramicsThe day in 1988 that Anita Besson opened her gallery, with a show by her friend Lucie Rie, will stay long in the...
View ArticleTony Hignell obituary
My father, Tony Hignell, who has died aged 87, was an international athlete, a first class cricketer, a doctor in the RAF and, towards the end of his career, a public health official in Wales and the...
View ArticleAdrian Grant obituary
My husband, Adrian Grant, who has died aged 67 of ocular melanoma, had a distinguished career as an epidemiologist.Initially an obstetrician, he was inspired by a course in medical demography in 1979...
View ArticleBill Keith obituary
Master of bluegrass banjo who brought complex fiddle tunes into the repertoireBill Keith, who has died aged 75, was a banjo player whose influence on bluegrass music in the 1960s and 70s was second...
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