Michael Parkinson really was a master of his craft, he knew when to question and knew when to just listen e.g when he interviewed the superb raconteur, Peter Ustinov, a man with an endless supply of yarns -:RIP Parky, you gave us of a certain age a lot of pleasure.
Terrible thing to happen Phil Spencer's parents, Richard, 89, and Anne, 82, tragically died in a car crash Location, Location, Location co-host Kirstie Allsopp has paid tribute to them
Just seen this on fb, what a nice touch, a lovely tribute to the little lad, gave me goosebumps when I saw it. RIP Bradley please log in to view this image
I appreciate that some deaths are newsworthy, but this thread is aimed at respectful acknowledgement of someone's passing. Could we please keep it that way.
One of the original stars of pioneering documentary series Up has died aged 65. Nick Hitchon originally appeared in Seven Up! - the first iteration of the programme - in 1964. The series charted the lives of a group of seven-year-old children who had contrasting backgrounds and grew up in various parts of the country, both rich and poor, rural and Hitchon, a farmer's son who grew up in the Yorkshire Dales, went on to become a nuclear fusion scientist and was a professor at the University of Wisconsin until his retirement in June.
RIP Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies aged 72 Rock and blues guitarist amassed one of the most extensive and coveted private guitar collections in the world Adrian Horton please log in to view this image Bernie Marsden, original guitarist for the band Whitesnake, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 72. Marsden “died peacefully on Thursday evening with his wife, Fran, and daughters, Charlotte and Olivia, by his side”, his family wrote on Instagram. “Bernie never lost his passion for music, writing and recording new songs until the end.” One of the UK’s foremost rock and blues guitarists, Marsden wrote or co-wrote several of Whitesnake’s hit songs, including Fool for Your Loving, She’s a Woman, Walking in the Shadow of the Blues, Trouble and the international chart-topper Here I Go Again. Born in Buckingham in 1951, Marsden got his start with the rock band UFO in 1972. After stints in several bands and a short-lived project with former Deep Purple members called Paice Ashton Lord, Marsden created Whitesnake in London in 1978 along with the former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale and the guitarist Micky Moody. Marsden performed on the first EP, five albums and a live album, from Snakebite (1978) through Saints & Sinners (1982). He also released two solo albums during this period, And About Time Too (1979) and Look at Me Now (1981). Marsden was well known for his extensive and coveted private guitar collection, which included more than 200 pieces. In June, one of his jewels, a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard known as “The Beast” was briefly put up for sale with a price tag exceeding $1.3m. On Friday morning, his former Whitesnake bandmate Coverdale paid tribute to Marsden on social media. “I’ve just woken up to the awful news that my old friend and former Snake Bernie Marsden has passed,” he wrote on Twitter. “My sincere thoughts and prayers to his beloved family, friends and fans. A genuinely funny, gifted man, whom I was honored to know and share a stage with.”
RIP Ruby https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/mum-pays-emotional-tribute-fun-8718608
