Clik here to view.
Peter Farmer obituary
"What's all the fuss about?" is how my friend and colleague Peter Farmer, who has died suddenly of a stroke, aged 68, would have responded to this tribute. Modest to a fault, he never quite realised...
View ArticleClik here to view.
David Howell obituary
My friend David Howell, who has died aged 97, devoted himself to reconciliation between former enemies following the second world war. A navigator in Bomber Command himself during the war, he was on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Barrie Irving obituary
Forensic psychologist who worked to improve the criminal justice systemBarrie Irving, who has died aged 70, spent more than four decades as a forensic psychologist working to improve police services...
View ArticleClik here to view.
George Finch obituary
Architect known for his distinctive London tower blocksThe architect George Finch has died, aged 82, at the height of a campaign to save his Brixton Recreation Centre, in south London, designed in 1971...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ray Gorbing obituary
My father, Ray Gorbing, who has died aged 92, was a pioneering architect regarded with great affection by many as "Mr Stevenage".In the 1950s, working in Hertfordshire at the Stevenage Development...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ian McWilliam-Fowler obituary
My friend Ian McWilliam-Fowler, who has died aged 73, was one of the foremost journalists of his generation in the north-west. As chief crime reporter on the Manchester Evening News, he covered the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Peter Hardwick obituary
Peter Hardwick, who has died aged 84, was an English teacher of exceptional brilliance and inspiration, despite a complete lack of pedagogical training or qualifications. With one brief interruption,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stéphane Hessel obituary
Celebrated fighter in the French resistance who late in life inspired the Occupy movementNot many people find themselves propelled suddenly to worldwide celebrity in their 90s. This is what happened,...
View ArticleBruce Reynolds, Great Train Robber - a life in pictures
Bruce Reynolds, mastermind of the Great Train Robbery in 1963, has died
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bruce Reynolds obituary
Mastermind behind the Great Train RobberyIn the early hours of 8 August 1963, beside a railway line in Buckinghamshire, Bruce Reynolds and 14 other men halted the Glasgow-London night express at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dale Robertson obituary
Taciturn hero of film and television westernsIn Hollywood, in the days when men were men, Dale Robertson, who has died aged 89, was considered the epitome of masculinity. In the Clarion Call episode...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter: Denis Forman brought Disappearing World to ITV
In 1988 Sir Denis Forman wrote: "Ever since I had seen [the film] Grass (1925), I had seized the idea that, in film, we had a means of documenting and capturing a picture of the tribal societies that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anita Bild obituary
My mother, Anita Bild, who has died aged 97, lived to the full a charmed life of extraordinary variety. She toured Egypt in her 20s with the Vienna State Opera's corps de ballet, choreographed Cossack...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Beecher obituary
My son John Beecher, who has died of cancer aged 25, was a historian and writer with a promising academic career.Born in London, John moved with the family to Buxton in the Peak District aged seven. He...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Robert Welch obituary
My friend and teacher Robert Welch, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a writer, critic and academic. Bob was an energetic and busy man who not only produced a wealth of diverse publications – poems,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Van Cliburn obituary
American pianist who was hailed as a hero after scooping a major Russian prize in 1958 at the height of the cold warThe American pianist Van Cliburn, who has died aged 78 after suffering from cancer,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marie-Claire Alain obituary
One of the finest organists of the late 20th centuryWidely regarded by performers and public alike as one of the finest organists of the second half of the 20th century, Marie-Claire Alain, who has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ian Tait obituary
Doctor who helped to transform general practiceIan Tait, who has died of pneumonia aged 86, was prominent in the revolution that created what we now take for granted as general practice. When he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
David Buddery obituary
My father, David Buddery, who has died aged 90, was a gifted dental surgeon. He regaled his patients with anecdotes while attending to their teeth. David could recite the poetry of Rudyard Kipling by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Donald Glaser obituary
Scientist who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1960 for the invention of the bubble chamberDonald Glaser, who has died aged 86, won the Nobel prize for physics in 1960 for his invention of the bubble...
View Article