Bibliogryphon

It is interesting to see which of the picks are pulled out by a particular audience as most significant. If I were Peter O' Toole I would be chuffed to bits by being selected in such illustrious company. Apart from the obvious discussion of his impending death.

Zsa Zsa Gabor

The fifth death came on 08 April which is the 98th day of year which if we extrapolate up would give us approximately 18 deaths for the year. I don't think that this has ever been acheived. However on the 97th day of the year the tally stood at 4 deaths so this would equate to about 15 deaths which looks more reasonable. However we know that the Grim Reaper is not governed by statistics. Next death before the end of April?

Just turned 70. The big C aside, he should last a couple more decades... His love of cricket and his general demenour suggest a person who is not living life on the edge, the only danger I envisage is him just stopping and nobody noticing for a couple of days. I think his acheivements are underrated and I am no Tory.

I had the same feeling about Gordon Brown but didn't like to say so because I always feel a bit sorry for him.

I've picked him for my 2035 DDP team.

Are those who visit this thread speculating on the demise of Iain M Banks going to be referred to as Culture Vultutres?

I'll pack your rucksack

You can judge the quality of a (wo)man by their friends. F W de Clerk and Benjimen Netahyahu to attend Thatcher's funeral.

Am still trying to think of someone who is so divisive. The only name I thought of was George W. Bush but on this side of the Atlantic I am not sure we can find the people who would sing his praises.

It is odd this announcement being made this week because I think that the development of the character of Servalan was influenced by the career of Margaret Thatcher.

As much as I disliked her I still think she should be placed above Blair on the list but Wilson should be above McMillan. I presume D-H is above Eden because it is better to do nothing at all than have to resign because you have done it so badly.

Been here before methinks. USAmerican Channel, USAmerican writer, New Zealand Director - it certainly won't be a British series that's coming back. Katie Price to play Servalan!

Fred Talbot (Camp This Morning weather man) latest arrest.

Heard Malcolm Rifkind say that only he, Ken Clark and Peter Lilley are Thatcher Cabinet members who remain as MPs.

Been here before methinks.

I have noticed a lot of names posting on this forum that I haven't seen recently. But with both Dunn and Thatcher going within a 12 month it will be interesting to see who replaces them as the heros/villans of the deathlist.

Lord McAlpine on telly on Monday sounded distinctly frail but Shirley Williams on the radio sounded positively youthful, maybe something has happened that has given her a new lease of life. I wonder what that could be....

I thought "Thatcher Dead in Bed at Ritz" was not the most respectful headline they could have chosen.

Went for Douglas, just felt right. However looking at the results there does seem to be a head of steam behind Bernie Nolan

I loved the news coverage over the weekend. I think Radio 4 like to tease Deathlisters by opening a bulletin with "The South African government have confirmed tha former president Nelson Mandela has........"

Sounds like a Deathlist Day out. Dry run for Nancy's funeral?

Following my failure to identify Merlyn Rees (see Dennis Healey thread) I began thinking about Home Secretaries. Of the big four political jobs this is proabably the least glamorous but has potentially the most pit falls. There are thirteen living people who have been Home Secretary none of whom predate Merlyn. I have listed them below in chronological order. Leon Brittan (b.1939) Douglas Hurd (b.1930) David Waddington (b. 1929) Kenneth Baker (b.1934) Kenneth Clarke (b.1940) Michael Howard (b.1941) Jack Straw (b.1946) David Blunkett (b.1947) Charles Clarke (b. 1950) John Reid (b.1947) Jacqui Smith (b.1962) Alan Johnson (b.1950) Theresa May (b 1956) If I had been asked to guess these I think the one I would have missed would have been David Waddington.

For those of you who can get UK Radio 4 on Sunday they have an edition of The Reunion which deals with the early years of Doctor Who. Listen to William Russel, Peter Purvis and Carole Ann Ford discuss working on the show and try to decide if any of them sound like croaking in the near future.

I had to check the date on this because I thought it was more appropriate to 01/04. Surely Rangers won't be back into the Scottish First Division by Autumn 2014.