Showing posts with label Goodbye to 35 old men in 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goodbye to 35 old men in 2011. Show all posts

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Britain is a country which, in 2011, said "Goodbye" to 35 remarkable old men who had collectively lived for almost 3,000 years

1. Cristopher Logue : Poet :......85
2. Ken Russell : Film Director :...... 84
3. David Langdon : Cartoonist : ......97
4. Paul Dickson : Film Director : ...... 91
5. Aidrian Cowell : Rainforest Champion : ...... 77
6. Colonel Peter Storie-Pugh : Colditz Prisoner : ...... 91
7. Bert Jansch : Musician :...... 67
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9. David Croft : Comedy Writer :...... 89
10. Henry Metelmann : Peace Campaigner :...... 88
11. Richard Hamilton : Father of Pop Art : ..... 89
12. Herbert Lomas : Poet : ...... 87
13. N.F.Simpson : Lord of Language : .......92
14. David Measures : Painter : ...... 73
15. Iain Blair : Actor and Writer : ....... 69.
16. Sir Patrick Leigh Fermour : Survivor from Colditz : ...... 96
17. Don McPhee : Photo Journalist : ........ 61
18. Claude Choules : First World War Veteran : ...... 110
19. Michael Ward : Photographer :...... 82
20. Henry Cooper : Boxer : 76
21. तुल बहादुर पुन, Tul Bahadur Pun : Soldier : ....... 92
22. Ken Taylor : Screen Writer : ...... 88
23. John Sullivan : Comedy Writer : ..... 64
24. Terry Ball : Reconstruction Artist : ...... 79
25. Michael Gough : Actor : ....... 94
26. Jet Harris : Musician : 71
27. Reg Ward : Architect : ....... 83
28. Peter Phillips : Set Designer : ......85
29. John Herivel : Code Breaker : ....... 92
30. Geoff Egan : Archaeologist : ....... 59
31. Brian Jacques : Writer : ........ 71
32. Woolly Wolstenholme : Musician :...... 63
33. George Douglas : Photographer : ....... 88
34. Gerry Rafferty : Musician : ....... 63
35. Pete Postlethwaite : Actor :....... 64













1. Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Goodbye" to an old poet called Christopher Logue
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/12/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and.html









2. Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Britain is a country which says "Goodbye" to one old film director called Ken Russell and "Happy Birthday" to another called Ridley Scott
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/11/britain-is-acountry-which-says-goodbye.html







3. Thursday, 24 November 2011
Britain says "goodbye" to a quintessentially British cartoonist called David Langdon
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/11/britain-says-goodbye-to.html












4. Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Britain is no longer a country for and says "goodbye" to an old film director called Paul Dickson
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/11/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and_09.html









5. Saturday, 5 November 2011
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Goodbye" to Adrian Cowell, champion of the Amazon rainforest and its indians
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/11/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and.html












6. Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Britain is country which says "Goodbye" Colonel Peter Storie-Pugh, the once and last surviving prisoner of Colditz Castle
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/11/britain-is-country-which-says-goodbye.html









7. Saturday, 15 October 2011
Britain is no longer a country for and says "Goodbye" to an old folk musician and 'Pentangle' player called Bert Jansch
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/10/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and_15.html












9. Thursday, 29 September 2011
Britain is a country where old men say "Goodbye" to David Croft whose gentle comedy made them laugh when they were young men
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/09/britain-is-country-where-old-men-say_29.html





10. Friday, 23 September 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old German called Henry Metelmann, peace campaigner and one time devotee of Adolph Hitler
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/09/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old_23.html












11. Saturday, 17 September 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old artist and the 'Father of Pop Art' called Richard Hamilton '
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/09/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old_17.html














12. Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Britain says "Goodbye" to an old poet called Herbert Lomas who used the same Army slang as Michael Caine in 'Get Carter'
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/09/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-poet-called.html











13. Saturday, 3 September 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old 'lord of language' who once made ' A Resounding Tinkle' called N.F.Simpson
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/09/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old.html











14. Sunday, 14 August 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old painter of 'butterflies on the wing' called David Measures
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/08/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and.html












15. Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old Scottish actor called Iain Blair and lady writer called Emma Blair
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/08/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old_16.html












16. Monday, 20 June 2011
Britain is no longer a country for a remarkable old man called Sir Patrick Leigh Fermour
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/06/britain-is-no-longer-country-for.html












17. Saturday, 25 June 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old photo journalist called Don McPhee
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/06/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old_25.html












18. Thursday, 5 May 2011
Britain is a country which says "Goodbye" to Claude Choules the last remaining veteran warrior who fought for Britain in The First World War
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/05/britain-is-country-which-says-goodbye.html









19. Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Britain says "Goodbye" to an old news and portrait photographer called Michael Ward
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/05/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-news-and.html











20. Monday, 2 May 2011
Britain says "goodbye" to an old London heavyweight boxer and English gentleman called Henry Cooper
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/05/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-london.html












21. Sunday, 1 May 2011
Britain, a country which says "Goodbye" to, remembers it once 'closed its doors' to a fearless Gurkha soldier called तुल बहादुर पुन, Tul Bahadur Pun
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/05/britain-country-which-says-goodbye-to.html












22. Thursday, 28 April 2011
Britain says "Goodbye" to an old tv screen writer called Ken Taylor
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/04/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-tv-screen.html












23. Monday, 25 April 2011
Britons say "Goodbye" to John Sullivan and a comic light who brightened their lives
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/04/britons-say-goodbye-to-john-sullivan.html









24. Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old 'reconstruction artist' called Terry Ball who brought its past to life
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/03/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old.html
















25. Monday, 21 March 2011
Britain says "Goodbye" to an old thespian called Michael Gough, aka Batman's butler, 'Alfred Pennyworth' and so much more
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/03/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-thespian.html









26. Saturday, 19 March 2011
Britain says "Goodbye" to an old rock guitarist called Jet Harris
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/03/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-rock.html











27. Thursday, 24 February 2011
Britain is a country which says "Goodbye" to Reg Ward who gave London its beautiful Canary Wharf skyline
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/02/britain-is-country-which-says-goodbye.html









28. Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Britain says "goodbye" to an old set designer famed for 'Brideshead Revisited' called Peter Phillips
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/02/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-set.html












29. Friday, 18 February 2011
Britain says "goodbye" to an old Second World War code breaker called John Herivel
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/02/britain-says-goodbye-to-old-second.html









30. Friday, 11 February 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old 'mudlark' turned archaeologist called Geoff Egan
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/02/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old_11.html













31. Thursday, 10 February 2011
Britain is no longer a country for an old Liverpudlian writer called Brian Jaques and his world called 'Redwall'
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/02/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-old.html












32. Friday, 28 January 2011
Britain is a country which says "Goodbye" to an old keybpoard player from Barclay James Harvest called Woolly Wolstenholme
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/01/britain-is-country-which-says-goodbye_28.html












33. Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Britain says "Goodbye" to an old photographer called George Douglas
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/01/britain-says-goodbye-to-old.html








34. Thursday, 6 January 2011
Britain is no longer a country for a sad old musician called Gerry Rafferty
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/01/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-sad.html












35. Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Britain is a country which says "Goodbye" to a fine old actor called Pete Postlethwaite
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.com/2011/01/britain-is-country-which-says-goodbye.html