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Yemi Ajibade obituary
When the BBC producer John Stockbridge was approached by the World Service in the 60s to create a drama for African listeners, he chose Yemi Ajibade, a promising young actor from west Africa with an...
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Francesca Marvell obituary
My friend Francesca Marvell has died aged 33 from secondary breast cancer. From the day of her original diagnosis in 2009, she insisted her life would not be defined by her illness. Fran documented her...
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Storm Thorgerson obituary
Graphic artist considered 'the best album designer in the world'Storm Thorgerson, who has died aged 69 after suffering from cancer, was "the best album designer in the world" according to the writer...
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Storm Thorgerson remembered by Aubrey Powell: 'He conjured up an endless...
Storm Thorgerson's pictures created a world of illusions, visual puns, conundrums and strange narratives, often set in a surreal landscape occupied by people and objects carefully composed in seemingly...
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Mike Denness obituary
Elegant cricketer who was the first Scot to captain EnglandMike Denness, who has died of cancer aged 72, was an immaculate cricketer, the first Scot to captain England, whose record of almost 26,000...
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Sir Kenneth Murray obituary
Molecular biologist who developed a vaccine against hepatitis BSir Kenneth Murray, who has died aged 82, was one of the most distinguished molecular biologists of his age. He was recognised...
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Sarah Berger obituary
My best friend, Sarah Berger, who has died of cancer aged 69, was a political activist from a very young age; she cut her teeth on the Ban the Bomb Aldermaston march in 1958, at the age of 14. A...
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Tim Coone obituary
Tim Coone, who has died of cancer aged 60, was a respected foreign correspondent whose life was changed by Nicaragua. He first headed there in 1981 in the optimistic early days of the Sandinista...
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Bill Rankin obituary
My father, Bill Rankin, who has died aged 91, was the former deputy general secretary of the National and Local Government Officers' Association (Nalgo, which later merged to become Unison). He made...
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Alan Rimmer obituary
My father, Alan Rimmer, who has died aged 86, was a research chemist and senior production manager, and spent his whole working life at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Alan started out in research...
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Al Neuharth obituary
Founder of the innovative newspaper USA TodayUSA Today, the Monday to Friday daily launched in 1982 by Al Neuharth, who has died aged 89, was the US's first general national newspaper. It now has a...
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Basil Coleman obituary
Theatre, opera and television director who worked closely with Benjamin BrittenThe theatre, opera and television director Basil Coleman, who has died aged 96, was a prolific and determined populariser...
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Michael Sargent obituary
Our friend and colleague Michael Sargent, who has died aged 70 after a heart attack, was a scientist, science writer and science communicator. He joined the MRC National Institute for Medical Research...
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Gill Bostock obituary
My sister, Gill Bostock, who has died of ovarian cancer aged 49, had a passionate interest in child development which led her to work in schools as a learning mentor. She believed that for children to...
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Patrick Garland
Director and writer celebrated for his work at Chichester Festival theatre and the BBCThe career of Patrick Garland, who has died aged 78, was as varied as it was productive. An actor, producer,...
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Christine Barton obituary
My partner, Christine Barton, who has died aged 67, was the first female teacher to be appointed a head of science in a Sheffield school. She went on to become deputy head at the school, Frecheville,...
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David Selwyn
Jane Austen scholar who was particularly interested in the role of children and leisure in her novelsDavid Selwyn, who has died aged 61 of heart failure following lymphoma, was an internationally...
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Anthony Thwaite on Patrick Garland: 'He was an excellent reader of poetry'
Patrick Garland began as a poet and was an excellent reader of poetry. He published poems in John Lehmann's London Magazine and in one of those annual PEN poetry anthologies while he was still in his...
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Bill Donovan obituary
My uncle, Bill Donovan, who has died aged 90, was a second world war veteran and a lifelong supporter of the humanist movement.Born into a Roman Catholic family in west Cork, Ireland, he was one of 12...
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Harry Keen obituary
Leading researcher into the treatment of diabetes who was a great defender of the NHSHarry Keen, who has died aged 87, was a major contributor to research in diabetes and its treatment. Harry was...
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