Deathrace

Emmett must be delighted.

This appears to be a new interview. I've not listened to it but others may wish to.

Had forgotten Marion Roe was still alive. Her daughter who was a former Leader of Westminster City Council and a Member of the House of Lords predeceased her several years ago.

His voice still sounds strong and he appears to still have his mental faculties. His mobility appears to potentially be an issue as he always appears to be pictured sitting these days but he doesn't appear too breathless from the COPD. Overall appears to be in better shape than many others on the list.

Is it my imagination or are two of the top 50 doppelgangers for each other?

Douglas Hurd

He's a lot heavier looking than most people in their late 90s - that's not necessarily a bad thing as he doesn't look especially frail. I see he's also got the wine glasses out based on that photo.

Surprised King Charles wasn't included.

By my reckoning 41 out of 50 are 90 or over. Probably the oldest list ever.

Who?

Starmer-Smith

What about John Hemingway, the last of "the few"? Battle of Britain pilot who is 105.

Dyson Lovell who played Samson in the same film also died this year. Current survivors are: Leonard Whiting (Romeo) - born 1950 Bruce Robinson (Benvolio & more famous for writing and directing Withnail & I) - born 1946 Keith Skinner (Balthasar) - born 1949 Michael York (Tybalt) - born 1942 Paola Tedesco (Rosaline) - born 1952

Frank McLintock was just shown on Prime watching tonight's Arsenal v Ipswich game. According to the commentator he's 85 tomorrow. Clearly still well enough to attend night matches.

Based on the photos of the wreckage, it's pretty obvious that the survivors in this crash would have been sitting towards the back of the plane as that half remains relatively intact.