Britain in 2022 said "Goodbye" to twenty-three remarkable old men and women, who in life, enriched it by their presence

January 2022

Gary Burgess

Britain says "Goodbye" to the much-loved, brave and remarkable Radio and Television Journalist with a zest for life called Gary Burgess link

Bill Bryden

Britain has lost, but Scotland made that Giant among 20th Century theatre directors,  Bill Bryden link

Wyn Calvin

Britain is a country which has lost, but Wales was the Nation that made Wyn Calvin, its 'Prince of Laughter' link

Francis Jackson 

Britain is no longer a country for and says "Farewell" to Francis Jackson, Giant of 20th Century Organ Recitalists link

February

Beryl Vertue

Britain says "Farewell" to Beryl Vertue, the Visionary Matriarch who worked in a world of film and television production dominated by men link

March 

Shirley Hughes

Britain says "Farewell" to Shirley Hughes, much loved Illustrator and Author, who captivated successive generations of children with her books link

April

Garry Leach

Britain says "Farewell" to its Prince of Comic Strip Illustrators, Garry Leach link

Mick May

Britain says "Good Bye" to one 'honorable' old Etonian called Mick May, who left City banking to rehabilitate ex-cons with work and then faced an early death with nobility  link

Yvonne Blenkinsop

May

Britain says "Farewell" and "Thankyou" to the last of Hull's 'Headscarf Heroes', Yvonne Blenkinsop link

Robert Gilmour

Britain is a country which once made and has now lost and says "Farewell" to its much loved Ornithologist and Prince among Bird Artists, Robert Gillmor link

June

Ireland made, but the World has lost that fearless traveller and much loved writer of travel books, Dervla Murphy link

Tony Mitton

 

Britain says "Farewell" to its Master Craftsman of Poetry for Children, Tony Mitton  link

August

Roy Hackett

Britain is no longer a country for and says "Goodbye" to its fearless Civil Rights Activist, Roy Hackett  link

Raymond Briggs

Britain says "Goodbye" to the wonderfully Irascible Creator of its Most Beloved Children's Books, Raymond Briggs  link

Mike Burrows

Britain says : "Farewell" to Mike Burrows, the unrecognized and unfeted genius, whose bicycle designs changed the world  link

September

Bill Turnbull

Britain says "Goodbye" to its much-loved TV Presenter, Bill Turnbull and asks the question : "Why are so many of its men still, needlessly, dying from prostate cancer ?" link

Mavis Nicholson

Wales made and Britain says "Farewell" to the Grande Dame of Television Celebrity Interviewers, Mavis Nicholson  link

October

Audrey Evans          

Britain made and the USA has lost Audrey Evans, Creator of 'Staging' for kids with cancer and Ronald McDonald Homes for their moms and dads  link

Robbie Coltrane 

Britain has lost, but Scotland made its much-loved Giant of Stage and Screen, Robbie Coltrane  link

May Blood

Britain has lost and Northern Ireland says "Goodbye" to its fearless May Blood, who fought in a male-dominated world to gain rights and improve the lives of its women  link

November

Marcus Sedgwick

Britain made and now, all too soon, has lost its Prince of Children's Authors, Marcus Sedgwick  link

Wilko Johnson

Britain says "Goodbye" to its extraordinary guitarist, Wilko Johnson, who felt elation when he looked death in the face  link

December

Tom Phillips

Did Britain, which has lost and says "Farewell" to its Polymath and Artist, Tom Phillips, give him the recognition he deserved when he was alive ?   link