The R.I.P. Thread

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Ian Lavender, 77, best known as private Pike, was the last surviving dads army cast member.

A staple of 90s evening TV. Saturday nights before Big Break was it?

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Wore his own Villa scarf as Pike as well I think

 

[leedswolf]

A staple of 90s evening TV. Saturday nights before Big Break was it?

First aired on Wednesday evenings IIRC.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

First aired on Wednesday evenings IIRC.

Presumably that was in the 70s though?

 

[leedswolf]

Presumably that was in the 70s though?

60s...

 

[leedswolf]

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1754534841834487919

 

[leedswolf]

Quality from Rick Wakeman

 

[Keef]

Damo Suzuki, lead singer of Krautrock band Can, aged 74

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Peter Handyside, ex-Grimsby, Stoke and Barnsley defender from the 90s/00s, 49.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Holy shit

Kelvin Kiptum: World marathon record holder and his coach die in car crash

Last year Kiptum shattered the men's world record, winning the Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds. His record was ratified by international track federation World Athletics last week.

news.sky.com

 

[Tredman]

Steve Wright FFS

 

[Jinky]

Was on air just last week! That’s a sad one. Lots of memories of listening to him on the radio with my dad while growing up.

 

[Tony Towner]

Emotional

https://twitter.com/x/status/1757451449724805305

Opportunistic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1757453009783562713

 

[Lupo]

Very sad news. We used to have him on the radio in the afternoons at my first job in the late 80s. Nice guy

RIP Steve

 

[jd1981]

Steve Wright theme tune to my life growing up in the 80’s & 90’s.
Loved the none seriousness of all his shows and the sketches.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Sounds like Steve Wright was suicide. Shitstorm on the way for the BBC again.

 

[Tony Towner]

Pisses me off when people speculate like that. Sinead wasn't, Paul from S Club 7 wasn't, despite both being heavily inferred in the media.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Pisses me off when people speculate like that. Sinead wasn't, Paul from S Club 7 wasn't, despite both being heavily inferred in the media.

Found dead at home is usually press code for it. Found that out when they reported the death of a minor celebrity I vaguely knew personally.

 

[Tony Towner]

Found dead at home is usually press code for it. Found that out when they reported the death of a minor celebrity I vaguely knew personally.

Sinead O'Connor found 'unresponsive & pronounced dead at scene', cops confirm

SINEAD O’Connor was found “unresponsive” at a London residence before she was tragically pronounced dead aged just 56. The legendary singer’s death is not being treated as s…

www.thesun.co.uk

S Club 7 legend dies aged 46 just weeks after band revealed reunion plans

S CLUB 7 legend Paul Cattermole has tragically been found dead at home just weeks after the band revealed their plans to reunite. The 46-year-old singer had been looking forward to joining his form…

www.thesun.co.uk