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In days gone by (this is another confession), we used to 'take' The Telegraph (it's a newspaper that is incredibly British - for my non-British readers). Why does one 'take' the Telegraph but 'buy' the Mirror?
After I scanned it and read the main news stories since I never had time to read the whole thing, I would do the crossword and scan the obituraries in case I had missed the passing of someone interesting. Obituaries are usually and of necessity very dry, dull pieces and after checking that the Prime Minister of the day wasn't in there I would move on to the back page (crossword).
Today's Telegraph on line has the obituary of a British institution and I hope he will enjoy being remembered as such. Ned Sherrin died yesterday from throat cancer. His obituary (read here if you are interested) is one of the nicest I have read.
His life in radio and television began the year in which I was born and the obituary is full of references to programmes I have listened to, films I have watched and people I had forgotten about. Names of well-loved actors and comedians I remember so well from growing up in a home where the radio and television were a source of entertainment and education. Marty Feldman, Frankie Howerd, Sir Michael Hordern and Dinsdale Landen, the names bring to my mind images and the sound of their voices, laughter and drama. From 'That Was the Week That Was' (TW3, as it was known) to 'Loose Ends', his voice seemed to pop up somewhere.
Hopefully we will be enjoying a week or so of interesting repeats.
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2 comments:
Frankie Howerd? Educational? Noooo Mrs!!!!!
Awww, yeah Ned. That's sad to hear that he died. I believe he came up with the story for Marty Feldman's film "Every Home Should Have One", or was at least some big part of it.
~angela
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