RIP Sir Paul Fox

He worked on Newsreel and Sportsview and created BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Controller of BBC 1 for over 6 years before going to Yorkshire TV
He returned to the BBC in 1988 and retired in 1991

Sir Paul Leonard Fox CBE
27th October 1925 – 9th April 2024

RIP Lynne Reid Banks

One of the first female journalists hired by ITN and was one of the pioneers of Vox Pop Street Interviewing

A prolific writer, one of her books (The Indian in the Cupboard) became a very popular movie

Lynne Reid Banks
31st July 1929 – 4th April 2024

A very Happy Birthday to Channel 5

Here's how it all began this day 27 years ago

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RIP Joan Morecambe who passed away on her 97th birthday

A dancer and model, she was married to Eric for over 30 years until his death in 1984

Joan Bartholomew (Morecambe)
27th March 1927 - 27th March 2024

Everyone here at Ark Towers sends our best wishes, love and prayers to The Princess of Wales after she announced today that she is having treatment for cancer

RIP Colin Bennett whose death was announced this week on X

Colin was famous for being the accident prone caretaker in Take Hart and Hartbeat. He also starred in ITV kids series Luna which he co-wrote with Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees

A talented man who will be greatly missed

RIP Nick Sheridan who died suddenly yesterday in his native Ireland at the age of just 32

Nick started with RTÉ before going to STV. After a spell with them, he moved on to BBC Scotland where he presented Seven Days and The Nine

Nick Sheridan
1991-2024

RIP Tony Green

He and Sid Waddell were the voices of darts commentary for over 30 years

Green was the resident scorer on the ITV game show Bullseye for most of it's run

Tony passed away after a battle with Alzheimer's

Anthony John Green
29th January 1939 – 4th March 2024

It's Cadbury's 200th Birthday today

Click on the link below to look at a selection of their adverts through the years

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RIP Dave Myers

One half of the legendary cooking duo The Hairy Bikers

Dave passed away yesterday evening after a battle with cancer

David James Myers
8th September 1957 - 28th February 2024

RIP Rex Ripley

Graphic designer who was paid £370 and 10 shillings for designing the now legendary chevron-shaped arrow that became the logo for Yorkshire TV

The picture shows Rex receiving his winnings from Yorkshire's Managing Director Ward Thomas

Mr Ripley was 92

RIP Stuart Organ

Has appeared in Brookside, The Bill and This Life

Most famously known as P.E. and Geography teacher Mr Peter Robson in BBC's Grange Hill. The longest serving cast member in the history of the show

He was 72

RIP John Savident

Actor in many roles including A Family at War, Blake's 7 and the King of England in the pilot of Blackadder

He will be most remembered though as butcher Fred Elliott in 1,063 episodes of Coronation Street

John Savident
21st January 1938 – 21st February 2024

RIP Pamela Salem

British actress who was in Doctor Who, Howard's Way, French Fields, and EastEnders

To a generation of children, she will be well known as Belor in the 1980's HTV West kids drama Into The Labyrinth

Pamela Fortunee Salem
22nd January 1944 – 21st February 2024

RIP Keith Martin

Started in pirate radio and was with Tony Blackburn at Radio Caroline

He went into TV and was a continuity announcer at Anglia for 27 years. He also worked for ABC, ATV, Yorkshire, Southern, TVS, LWT and the BBC

Keith also worked at Pearl and Dean

He was 89

RIP Ewen MacIntosh

Actor and comedian known for his role as Keith Bishop in The Office. Also appeared in Miranda, Little Britain and After Life and hosted shows for music channels Now 80s and Now 90s

Ewen Douglas MacIntosh
25th December 1973 – 21st February 2024

A very Happy Birthday to the Bucket woman!!

Dame Patricia Routledge is 95 today

Does anyone think they can put an accurate date to this Anglia promo? buff.ly/48iXbQO

A very Happy 50th Birthday to the saggy cloth cat that Emily loved, Madeleine the ragdoll, Gabrielle the toad, the Mice on the Mechanical Mouse Organ and not forgetting Professor Yaffle.

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BBC South East announced yesterday that former host Geoff Clark had died

As well as BBC South East, Geoff was at TV-am, Sky, Meridian and also covered American Football at Wembley for Channel 4

Our condolences and sympathies to his family, friends and all who worked with him