Veteran television executive who served as controller of BBC One for six years and later became Yorkshire TV’s managing director
October 2020
From the Guardian archive
Archive, 1996: much loved actor Beryl Reid dies
14 October 1996 The Killing of Sister George was the play that made her name as an actor willing to take on controversial parts
September 2020
From the Guardian archive
English wines get seal of approval – archive, 1979
8 September 1979: Eight English wines were declared to be the first winners of the nearest British equivalent of the French Appellation Contrôlée mark of excellence
August 2019
From the Guardian archive
Richard Harris well versed in Irish peace – archive, 1972
30 August 1972: Actor releases record of poem promoting peace as he thinks politicians have tried and failed
February 2019
Clive Swift obituary
Actor best known as the downtrodden husband of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances
November 2018
Richard Baker obituary
Popular BBC newsreader who hosted Radio 4’s Start the Week and the Last Night of the Proms
October 2018
Ray Galton obituary
Half of the supremely talented writing duo who produced popular comedy hits such as Steptoe and Son and Hancock’s Half Hour
August 2018
From the Guardian archive
Last Exit to Brooklyn is ruled not obscene by court of appeal - archive, 1968
1 August 1968: Publishers of Hubert Selby Jr’s novel have their conviction of publishing an obscene article quashed by three judges
March 2018
Bill Maynard obituary
Comedy actor who starred in Heartbeat and as Selwyn Froggitt
Katie Boyle obituary
Popular presenter best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest who brought a touch of glamour to British TV in the 1950s and 60s
Trevor Baylis obituary
Prolific inventor famous for his wind-up radio
November 2017
Rodney Bewes obituary
Actor and comedian best known for his role as Bob Ferris in TV’s The Likely Lads
September 2017
Tony Booth obituary
Liz Dawn obituary
August 2017
Richard Gordon obituary
Novelist whose Doctor in the House books were turned into popular comedy films, starring Dirk Bogarde as Simon Sparrow
July 2017
Barry Norman obituary
Journalist and film critic with a beguiling ability to reach a mass television audience
May 2017
Moray Watson obituary
Stage and screen actor whose military bearing perfectly suited him to the role of the brigadier in The Darling Buds of May
March 2017
Colin Dexter obituary
Crime writer who created the deep-thinking Oxford detective Inspector Morse
