Mike Pinder, co-founder of the Moody Blues whose work on the Mellotron became their signature sound – obituary
He had been employed as a Mellotron tester so was well-placed to handle the instrument’s caprices
He had been employed as a Mellotron tester so was well-placed to handle the instrument’s caprices
Born into a celebrated circus family, he focused on traditional acrobatics and the equestrian arts rather than animal training acts
In 1959 she was appearing in The Mousetrap when it was staged in Wormwood Scrubs and near the end of the performance two prisoners escaped
The sister of the fashionista Isabella Blow, she was credited with helping her husband recover after the tragic death of his first wife
When The Spectator named him Constituency Member of the Year in 1985, he missed the ceremony as he was ‘engaged on constituency work’
‘He was a hard taskmaster on court,’ said Jo Durie, ‘loud, a bit brash and “in yer face”, but fun and cheeky’
Firmly on the Right (but not over Europe), Hordern was an early champion of monetarism and urged the Thatcher government to be more radical
‘I did not recognise sufficiently the damage that had been done. People ask me if I’m over it. Well, I don’t know. No, not really’
In the Lords she proposed on-the-spot fines for fare evasion and led a revolt against Government plans to impose charges for dental tests
She reportedly inspired the characterisation of Kay Corleone in The Godfather and later in life found the freedom to make feature films
A self-confessed late starter, he was ‘a punctual Hooray Henry’ until a New York posting taught him about risk and ‘showed me I am a hunter’
Twice he delivered the conductor’s customary Last Night speech in the manner of the major-general’s patter song from The Pirates of Penzance
A West Countryman, he was the third generation of his family to command the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and he rode in 266 races
He suggested that faster transistors could be created using a sandwich of different materials, but his idea was initially deemed impractical
He had courage and an excellent eye as a batsman, while as a referee he did not shy away from tough decisions
His magazine was later pivotal in persuading egg producers to sign up to the British Egg Industry Council’s Lion food safety scheme in 1998
Inspired by Yehudi Menuhin, Live Music Now went into care homes and schools for those who rarely experienced the joy of live performance
Her colourful language was legendary. ‘Who the bloody hell are you?’ she asked Robin Day. ‘Christ, can’t the editor do better than that?’
He had hardly played the game before doing his National Service and only volunteered because of the perks
Other influences included medieval chain-mail, traditional Viking crafts and arrowheads in the British Museum