All about newspaper obituaries in the British press, plus digests of obituaries of famous people in the British newspapers online.
Newspaper Obituaries
Newspaper obituaries are a rich source of information for family historians and …
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Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz trumpeter, bandleader, broadcaster and journalist, died…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/humphrey-lyttelton/
Mark Speight
Mark Speight, presenter of children’s television including art programme SMArt, …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/mark-speight/
Sir Arthur C Clarke
Sir Arthur C Clarke, science visionary and author of science fiction including 2…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/arthur-c-clarke/
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, television and film director and screenwriter, died on 18 Mar…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/anthony-minghella/
Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy Beadle, TV prankster and presenter of light entertainment shows, died on …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/jeremy-beadle/
Sir John Harvey-Jones
Sir John Harvey-Jones, former chairman of ICI and presenter of the BBC Troublesh…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/john-harvey-jones/
George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman series of Victorian ripping yarn…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/george-macdonald-fraser/
Verity Lambert
Verity Lambert, television and film producer responsible for such well-loved sho…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/verity-lambert/
Peter Cadogan
Peter Cadogan, free-speech campaigner, political activist and advocate of local …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/peter-cadogan/
Ian Smith
Ian Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia during its period of unilaterally d…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/ian-smith/
The Rev Chad Varah
The Rev Chad Varah, founder of the telephone counselling service The Samaritans …
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/chad-varah/