This week's celebrity death

[blackpoolhibs]

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Just heard that. Quite shocked. He’d lost his regular daily slot but still had his Lovesongs Sunday show and other bits and pieces. AFAIK he was still working till the present.

Yes very shocked.

He was a huge part of my growing up, used to listen every day when he was on radio 1, he apparently recorded a valentines show on Sunday.

[Billy Whizz]

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Yes very shocked.

He was a huge part of my growing up, used to listen every day when he was on radio 1, he apparently recorded a valentines show on Sunday.

Me too BH, part of my growing up too, afternoons with all his characters, and then a number of years on Sunday Love songs
Absolutely gutted to hear this

[s.a.m]

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Steve Wright BBC Radio presenter.

Mixing up my 80s stalwarts. Old age got the better of me!
Anyway, RIP to Steve. I'm not in touch with today's pop radio - does anyone have anything like the level of reach that Steve Wright and his colleagues did? Genuine question., because I imagine that everyone on here within a certain age bracket will have listened to Steve Wright.

[Jim44]

Sorry, but am I missing something here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcVt67FOZek

[Hiber-nation]

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Sorry, but am I missing something here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcVt67FOZek

Just what I was thinking although I'm not listening to it all!

[s.a.m]

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Sorry, but am I missing something here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcVt67FOZek

No - just a bit of nostalgia. It's just a typical episode of Our Tune, with the theme tune. Should probably have just put up the tune vid instead . Maybe I'll do that.

And I've just realised I killed the wrong DJ...

[Hibby Bairn]

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Just heard that. Quite shocked. He’d lost his regular daily slot but still had his Lovesongs Sunday show and other bits and pieces. AFAIK he was still working till the present.

Only recently took over Pick of the Pops from Paul Gambaccini.

Radio 2 tonight is a bit like the day the Queen died though.

[Donegal Hibby]

Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny has died in prison . Brave Man.
https://news.sky.com/story/russian-o...-died-13072837

[number7]

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Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny has died in prison . Brave Man.
https://news.sky.com/story/russian-o...-died-13072837

Nothing atall suspicious about that 🙄

[CropleyWasGod]

2 football ones.

Ian McMillan, the wee Prime Minister, ex of Rangers, Airdrie and Scotland.

Andreas Brehme, whose penalty won the World Cup for Germany in 1990.

[Oscar T Grouch]

Robin Windsor, 44. Ex of Strictly, going by the social media posts, a really nice fella.

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Lenny Love, founder of Sensible Records and Simple Minds former tour manager.

[patch1875]

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Lenny Love, founder of Sensible Records and Simple Minds former tour manager.

Sad news. Great guy not seen him since the brilliant days of Vegas.

[Green Man]

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Lenny Love, founder of Sensible Records and Simple Minds former tour manager.

I was aware of his role in the music scene but I met him in his later vocation as a celebrant when he did my father in law’s funeral. Great guy, he took a lot of time speaking to the family, learning about my father in law and he did a wonderful job of conducting the service. Very sad to hear he’s passed.

[DH1875]

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2 football ones.

Ian McMillan, the wee Prime Minister, ex of Rangers, Airdrie and Scotland.

Andreas Brehme, whose penalty won the World Cup for Germany in 1990.

The Brehme one is a surprise as he can't be that old. Early 60s maybe.

[CropleyWasGod]

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The Brehme one is a surprise as he can't be that old. Early 60s maybe.

63

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Ewen Macintosh from The Office aged 50.

[Pretty Boy]

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Ewen Macintosh from The Office aged 50.

Sad news.

I can't think of many characters who had such a small part but were such a huge part of a show. I could still reel off just about all his lines from The Office 20+ years later.

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Stuart Organ - the longest serving actor in Grange Hill

John Savident - Fred Elliott in Coronation Street. "I say, I say, Ashley"

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Stan Bowles. True maverick.

[O'Rourke3]

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Stan Bowles. True maverick.

Proper maverick too. Mullet, sideburns no shin pads and a tremendous player

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[Pretty Boy]

Richard Lewis.

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Dave Myers one of the Hairy Bikers

[Jim44]

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Dave Myers one of the Hairy Bikers

So sad, great guy. I thought he was on the mend from his cancer episode. RIP.

[Pretty Boy]

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Dave Myers one of the Hairy Bikers

Aah that's a shame. I liked their shows and he seemed like a good sort.

[Hiber-nation]

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Dave Myers one of the Hairy Bikers

That's so sad, seemed like a great guy.

[J-C]

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Dave Myers one of the Hairy Bikers

That's sad, I also thought he was fighting it, he's had poor health most of his life though.

[DH1875]

Only 66 ffs.

[Donegal Hibby]

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Dave Myers one of the Hairy Bikers

Sad to here this , show I really liked .

[lapsedhibee]

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So sad, great guy. I thought he was on the mend from his cancer episode. RIP.

When he decided to publicise that he had cancer, he also decided to keep private what kind of cancer he had, because he didn't want to be 'judged'. Bit puzzled by that. I never saw him on the tellybox except for a single appearance on Would I Lie To You, when he seemed a completely regular guy. Had he lived a life full of smoking and drinking, or excess of some other sort?