YoungWillz

Is it just me? Back int' day, these lists of dead of the year always seemed to be that filler news in the "quiet" period between Christmas and New Year. Now they seem to come thick and fast (oo-er, missus) over a fortnight before the end of the year. And in the past few years, there have been major personalities go, close to, on or after Christmas.

Obituary for John Greenwood, actor and fight arranger who played D'Artagnan/Sir Lancelot in The Mind Robber for Doctor Who: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2018/obituary-john-greenwood-renowned-fight-director-actor-and-director/ Other relevant appearances for this thread include The Avengers and Adam Adamant Lives! IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339348/

Same with a device for receiving transmitted sound: GrandaBob - Crystal Set OldWillz - Wireless Older Friends - Radio Me - Transistor or Tranny (latter has a very different attachment now!) And so on...

Well, there's obviously February 1958, shedload of footballers in the Munich Air Disaster, ha! Though I'm sure there's worse, I'll make a pitch for October 1985, which included: EB White George Savalas Rock Hudson Charles Collingwood Maurice Copeland Brian Keenan Nelson Riddle Malcolm Ross Emilio Garrastazu Medici Orson Welles Yul Brynner Tex Williams Johnny Olson Ricky Wilson Ted Steele Laszlo Biro Morton Downey John Davis Lodge Kirby Grant Anton Christoforidis

Time for you to spot who they missed.

Maybe one is fictional, and one is a documentary, or docudrama. E.g. Let It Be was a film of the band and MMT was a story. (Gosh, I'm so close I can taste it!)

Magical Mystery Tour was a Number 2 hit here, ha! Anyhow, second film was a sequel to the first?

I am sure this isn't what was being thought of, but Magical Mystery Tour was 1967 and Let It Be was released 1970. Edit: And it fits the clue?

I can't think what that would be? *perplexed* No doubt in the fullness of time...

Right, that's my 2019 Personal Shadowlist completed, it will be posted here in the New Year. At this point, I've kept 24 names from 2018, 26 "new" names replacing those I've dropped. Think that means I've entered everything except the DL Prediction Game (which I'll do a wee bit later in the month @Book).Unless I hear otherwise that it's going ahead, looks like the Hartlepool DP is out for me.

Ok @gcreptile, team has been sent over to you. Best of luck everyone!

I shall say this only once this year - happy birthdays to Vicki Michelle and Miranda Hart.

Anyone hoping for William Hague's demise might have a while to wait. His father Nigel has died aged 90: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/229496/hague

Been ages since I had my Nat King Cole...

His last Question time tonight. One of those old school professionals who lived up to the job. I for one will miss him on the programme. Thank you for your service.

Whose go is it? I'm lost....

^^ Hope she wasn't a Locke for anyone for next year....

Ah..... My geography's shocking. Astronomy even less so.

Cry Me A River? As in Crimea River.....

Sounds like it could be Springsteen, but I've no idea of the song....?

2019 Inductees: The Cure Def Leppard Janet Jackson Stevie Nicks Radiohead Roxy Music The Zombies https://www.rockhall.com/2019-inductees/

Principal lead designer of the Sydney Opera House roof Sir Jack Zunz, dead at 94: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=jack-zunz&pid=190981677

Happy birthday to sitcom stars Robert Lindsay, Paula Wilcox and Karl Howman!

Happy birthday Christopher!

Cor bloimey Moiry Poppans, anuvver boirthday!