Obituary Thread

[Billy The Fish]

Saddened by this news. A national treasure.

 

[Alistair20000]

My clearest memory of Roy Hudd was playing Harold Atterbow the dirty old man theatre organist lusting after Sylvia Berry Louise Germaine (sigh) in Lipstick On Your Collar circa 1993.

RIP

 

[Grecian2K]

The News Huddlines on Radio 4 was always worth a listen.

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Can’t recall the name of the radio show,but Roy Hudd had a wonderfully funny show on Radio 2 on a Saturday around 1230 before the sports programme started.I’m taking mid to late 1980s)
Listened & laughed many times whilst driving to games back them.

 

[Grecian2K]

That might have been the Huddlines Olds. Thought it was on R4 but, come to think of it, might well have been R2?

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

That might have been the Huddlines Olds. Thought it was on R4 but, come to think of it, might well have been R2?

Yes..I was thrown by the Radio 4 remark..Definitely Radio 2 ..Sounds like it was the News Huddlines..Good comedy.Nothing political or nasty which seems to be all the rage these days.

 

[Grecian2K]

Miranda Ward (73).
"Who?" you may ask? But former journalist with the (much missed) NME. And also the first female to have been granted an interview on the (then new) Radio 1 - with George Harrison.
It was also at her property in 1979 that the late, great Sandy Denny suffered the fatal fall that silenced that wonderful voice for ever.

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Peter Thomas,a well known local photographer who had a large collection of old photos of the Exeter area.
He was also a local Historian.

 

[IndoMike]

Miranda Ward (73).
"Who?" you may ask? But former journalist with the (much missed) NME. And also the first female to have been granted an interview on the (then new) Radio 1 - with George Harrison.
It was also at her property in 1979 that the late, great Sandy Denny suffered the fatal fall that silenced that wonderful voice for ever.

Sorry to hear about Miranda
Sandy did have a great voice. For me her classic was "Who knows where the time goes?" - sad song - and also "Meet on the Ledge"

 

[Mr Jinx]

Sorry to hear about Miranda
Sandy did have a great voice. For me her classic was "Who knows where the time goes?" - sad song - and also "Meet on the Ledge"

Sandy's story was such a sad one. She led a troubled life and developed a propensity for throwing herself down stairwells.