All about the United Kingdom’s national, regional and local press
All about newspaper obituaries in the British press, plus digests of obituaries of famous people in the British newspapers online.
Sir John Harvey-Jones
Sir John Harvey-Jones, former chairman of ICI and presenter of the BBC Troubleshooter series, died on 9 January 2008 aged 83.
George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman series of Victorian ripping yarns, died on 2 January 2008 aged 82.
Peter Cadogan
Peter Cadogan, free-speech campaigner, political activist and advocate of local democracy, died on 18 November 2007 aged 86.
Verity Lambert
Verity Lambert, television and film producer responsible for such well-loved shows as Doctor Who, Minder, The Naked Civil Servant and Jonathan Creek, died on 22 November 2007 aged 71.
Ian Smith
Ian Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia during its period of unilaterally declared independence, died on 20 November 2007 aged 88.
The Rev Chad Varah
The Rev Chad Varah, founder of the telephone counselling service The Samaritans in 1953, died on 8 November 2007 aged 95.
