Clik here to view.
Letter: Michael Winner on location in Lambeth
I was assistant district administrator at St Thomas' hospital in London in the mid 1980s, when Michael Winner approached us for permission to use the old Lambeth hospital site as a location for Death...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mary Applebey obituary
Mary Applebey, who has died aged 96, was appointed in 1951 the general secretary of the National Association of Mental Health, the forerunner organisation to Mind. Mary had experienced the reality of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Ammonds obituary
BBC producer and director with a key role in the success of Morecambe and WiseJohn Ammonds, who has died aged 88, was one of British television's finest producer/directors specialising in the field of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alison Kelly obituary
Our mother, Alison Kelly, who has died of metastatic breast cancer aged 65, was a determined advocate for equality of opportunity and a tireless adventurer. As a sociologist working at the University...
View ArticleClik here to view.
George 'Shadow' Morton obituary
Record producer and songwriter behind the Shangri-Las' 1960s girl-group hit Leader of the Pack"Is she really going out with him?" is the spoken introduction to Leader of the Pack by the Shangri-Las,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Richard Briers: the sweetest of men
Genial star of the sitcom The Good Life who impressed in a range of roles on stageWhen he played Hamlet as a young man, Richard Briers, who has died aged 79 after suffering from a lung condition, said...
View ArticleRichard Briers: a life in pictures
The actor Richard Briers, best known for starring in the popular BBC comedy The Good Life, has died at the age of 79
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tony Sheridan obituary
Singer and guitarist who acted as a role model to the BeatlesIt is generally recognised that the Beatles developed their frenetic stage act during lengthy engagements in the clubs of Hamburg's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Karl Blau obituary
iOur friend and former colleague, Karl Blau, who has died aged 84, was a talented and internationally respected biochemist. In 1966, Karl was invited to take charge of a laboratory at the North...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Richard Groves obituary
Our colleague Richard Groves, who has died of cancer aged 65, made an enormous contribution to housing and environmental health for more than 40 years. At the University of Birmingham's Centre for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jeremy Ramsden obituary
Jeremy Ramsden, who has died of a stroke aged 59, was one of the finest photographic printers of his generation. Jeremy could take a frame of anyone's film and turn it into a work of art on paper. His...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elspet Gray obituary
A dignified comic actor in farce and on TV, and a dedicated disability campaigner alongside her husband, Brian RixThe acting career of Elspet Gray, who has died aged 83, was obscured but not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Philip Adey obituary
My father, Philip Adey, who has died aged 73, was a chemistry teacher turned educationist and author. He devoted the majority of his working life to researching and promoting the teaching of thinking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Geoffrey Coates obituary
Geoffrey Coates, the distinguished organometallic chemist, has died aged 95. In his academic research, Geoffrey worked with hazardous air- and moisture-sensitive compounds containing metal-carbon or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Richard Collins obituary
Screenwriter for Don Siegel and writer/producer of classic TV series, he named many of his colleagues as communistsIn 1951, when the screenwriter Richard Collins, who has died aged 98, testified before...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kevin Ayers obituary
Founder member of Soft Machine and a key figure in British psychedelic rockKevin Ayers's debut solo album, Joy of a Toy, released in 1969, concluded with a song called All This Crazy Gift of Time. "All...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Derek Batey obituary
Television presenter synonymous with the hit show Mr and MrsDerek Batey, who has died aged 84, once asked a contestant on Mr and Mrs to name his wife's favourite flower. "Oh Derek, that's easy," came...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Donald Richie obituary
Western authority on the culture of Japan, his adopted homelandDonald Richie, who has died aged 88, wrote extensively on Japan, his adopted homeland after his arrival in 1947 with the US occupation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter: How Ian Breach confused Christmas TV schedulers
Ian Breach was a superb TV scriptwriter and a passionate advocate for the environment. His skills were much in evidence in a documentary we made for BBC South West in 1987, Tarka's Troubled Water,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joan Tyers obituary
My friend Joan Tyers, who has died aged 94, was a community activist and peace campaigner, a former mayor of Redditch, Worcestershire, and a founder of the Redditch Friends Housing Association.Born...
View Article