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Letter: Archie Roy's ambidextrous teaching
I smiled when I remembered the spherical trigonometry course taught at Glasgow University by Archie Roy. The group of us sitting in front of him in 1969 took weeks to realise why we could not keep up,...
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Katharina Wolpe
Pianist who played with limpid tone, natural rhythm and clear phrasingThe pianist Katharina Wolpe, who has died aged 81, belonged to the last generation of musicians to escape from Nazi Austria and...
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Bob Godfrey was a brilliant cartoonist, delightfully daft and a joy to work with
I met Bob Godfrey in 1952 when I joined the William Larkin studio in Mayfair. To relieve the boredom of the industrial instructional films we were making, Bob and I started working on cartoon films in...
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Bob Godfrey obituary
Animator of Henry's Cat and Roobarb, he won an Oscar for his short film GreatBob Godfrey, who has died aged 91, was the godfather of British animation, celebrated for short films including the...
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Patricia Hughes obituary
BBC radio announcer with a warm and mellifluous deliveryOne day in 1981, the Radio 3 voice announced at 8am that she was going to read the news summary. There was a pause. Then she exclaimed, "Good...
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Cleotha Staples obituary
Singer with the soul and gospel group the Staple SingersDuring the second half of the 20th century, the Staple Singers became one of black America's favourite groups. After achieving fame with...
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Letter: Reginald Turnill made good use of the journalist's tricks of the trade
The obituary of Reginald Turnill whisked me back in an instant about 65 years; Reg was a reporter with the Press Association covering a US Air Force court martial at Manston aerodrome. I was his...
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Magic Slim obituary
Singer and guitarist considered an icon of Chicago bluesFor blues enthusiasts who care less for the shock of the new than for the comfort of the old, there was no more reassuring figure than Magic...
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Wolfgang Sawallisch obituary
Conductor celebrated for his readings of Richard StraussOnce described as "a sphinx in a tailcoat", the German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch, who has died aged 89, conducted supremely idiomatic...
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Raymond Cusick obituary
Television production designer who gave Doctor Who's Daleks their distinctive appearanceThe iconic shape of the Daleks – the most enduring villains from the BBC's long-running television...
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Bruce Millan obituary
Highly effective Scottish secretary and European commissionerBruce Millan, who has died aged 85, was a quietly effective Labour politician whose career had been largely confined to Scotland prior to...
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Sir Denis Forman obituary
Dedicated chairman of Granada who championed high-quality popular TVSir Denis Forman, who has died aged 95, was a driving force in Granada TV, one of the leaders in the first batch of independent...
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Denis Forman democratised television
I had long been a fan of Denis Forman's Good Opera Guide, which manages to both venerate and debunk the art form, so when a new edition was published last year I was eager to interview its writer. In...
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Letter: Behind the wheel of Bob Godfrey's primrose-yellow Rolls-Royce
When I was growing up, my family lived a couple of hundred yards from Bob Godfrey and his family. His daughter Julia was a year younger than me at Brooklands primary school in Blackheath, south-east...
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David Cripps obituary
His photographs of art and craft objects went beyond documentationDavid Cripps, who has died aged 74, was the leading British photographer of objects of his generation. His work helped to launch the...
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Howard Meltzer obituary
My former colleague Howard Meltzer, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 61, was an outstanding social researcher in the field of disability, in particular the design, implementation and analysis of...
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Gabriele Basilico obituary
Architectural photographer who captured the essence of urban landscapesThe Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico, who has died of cancer aged 68, was arguably the best internationally known...
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Letters: Denis Forman always looked for new horizons
Nicholas Kenyon writes: Denis Forman always retained his extraordinary intellectual curiosity and his intense musical enthusiasms, which were what brought us together. He always looked for new...
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Antonín Kohout obituary
Renowned Czech cellist whose dream of carrying on the work of the Bohemian Quartet was realised by the Smetana groupFew musicians have realised their dreams as comprehensively as the great Czech...
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Aleksei German obituary
Soviet and Russian film director whose reputation is based on only four films, all of them masterpiecesAleksei German, who has died of heart failure aged 74, was among the very last in a generation of...
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