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On 08/11/2019 at 16:47, DeathClock said:

Pat Sejak, host of Wheel of Fortune, had emergency surgery to fix a blocked intestine. He is 73 years old. 


I was surprised to learn he was that age. No known prior health issues and seems to be in good fettle. 

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‘Tremendous Knowledge’ David Rainford, off of BBC2’s Eggheads and very imaginative nicknames, dead at 51. 
 


If you haven’t heard of Eggheads, it’s a quiz show for people who don’t necessarily want to be entertained. 
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DDP unique for You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

 

Well done if you are on here; there were rumours and a long absence but I didn’t read anything concrete.

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That’s me. I noticed he was missing episodes, yet was still appearing in the show’s titles. His Twitter account revealed that he was ‘ill’ but was hoping to return later. That never happened, and his illness may be why the show is currently off air. 

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From comments on Facebook, it seems like he'd been seriously ill for a few years. Someone commented on Reddit saying they'd been on Eggheads a couple of years ago and Dave was ill back then, thought he may have had MS or ALS.

 

I'm surprised he hasn't had an obit on the BBC at all!

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Henry Kelly doing that "Pointless Celebrities sitting down" thing.....

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4 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Henry Kelly doing that "Pointless Celebrities sitting down" thing.....

Has he had a stroke?? Looks like it to me.

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4 minutes ago, philheybrookbay said:

Has he had a stroke?? Looks like it to me.

Summat vascular.....???

 

Anyway, phew, dreadful.

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Someone on Twitter decided to do a roundup of which celebrities had the most appearances on Blankety Blank over the years so I thought I would condense it down to those that were still breathing

 

Lorraine Chase (28) b. 1951

Sandra Dickinson (16) b. 1948

Barry Cryer (14) b. 1935

David Hamilton (13) b. 1938

Karen Kay (13) b.1947

Aimi MacDonald (11) b.1942

Liza Goddard (11) b.1950

Dana (10) b 1951

Joe Brown (10) b.1941

Ruth Madoc (10) b.1943

Duncan Norvelle (9) b.1958

Nerys Hughes (9) b.1941

 

Two former Mrs Who, a member of the European Parliament and the mum of Jarimoquai

 

number in () is the number of appearances they made

 

These are the only survivors from the top 35

 

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Not a host (don't shoot me) but one for the tender caress of @Ulitzer95.

 

There's a death recorded here for a James Baker, a TV Edit Producer, who died in 2021.

 

Could it be this guy: https://www.thetalentmanager.com/talent/254 (resume available to registered users, and of course I don't register for these sites) who would also be this guy: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8337712/

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10 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Not a host (don't shoot me) but one for the tender caress of @Ulitzer95.

 

There's a death recorded here for a James Baker, a TV Edit Producer, who died in 2021.

 

Could it be this guy: https://www.thetalentmanager.com/talent/254 (resume available to registered users, and of course I don't register for these sites) who would also be this guy: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8337712/


No idea. But as I’ve said, I’ve given up with IMDb now. They’ve installed loads of unsourced death dates recently, several of which are 100% wrong. If they’ve got a Wiki page, talk to me.

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6 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:


No idea. But as I’ve said, I’ve given up with IMDb now. They’ve installed loads of unsourced death dates recently, several of which are 100% wrong. If they’ve got a Wiki page, talk to me.

Ocht, that's a pity, the Sinead Sweeney post on the Dead of 2021 is a cast iron submission. :mellow:

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Former hostess on the Sale of the Century and a former Miss Britain, Christine Owen, reportedly dead from a recurrence of cancer, aged 69: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/sheffield-beauty-queen-and-hostess-of-sale-of-the-century-christine-crapper-dies-aged-69-3851569

 

The strain of her family history of cancer and also her husband's testicular cancer led to her separation from her husband, Peter Crapper.

 

Hostess Christine Owen Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image ...

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On 13/09/2021 at 12:41, Bibliogryphon said:

Someone on Twitter decided to do a roundup of which celebrities had the most appearances on Blankety Blank over the years so I thought I would condense it down to those that were still breathing

 

Lorraine Chase (28) b. 1951

Sandra Dickinson (16) b. 1948

Barry Cryer (14) b. 1935

David Hamilton (13) b. 1938

Karen Kay (13) b.1947

Aimi MacDonald (11) b.1942

Liza Goddard (11) b.1950

Dana (10) b 1951

Joe Brown (10) b.1941

Ruth Madoc (10) b.1943

Duncan Norvelle (9) b.1958

Nerys Hughes (9) b.1941

 

Two former Mrs Who, a member of the European Parliament and the mum of Jarimoquai

 

number in () is the number of appearances they made

 

These are the only survivors from the top 35

 

Barry Cryer and Ruth Madoc the only fallers from the above list to date I reckon.

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On 02/03/2023 at 14:40, The Old Crem said:

Jeremy Paxman signed off from University Challenge tonight.

 

(Yes, because you were all watching [the blatantly rigged] Britain's Got Talent, weren't you?).

 

Very brief, said he'd be looking forward to watching the show with us next time round. Optimistic bugger, isn't he?

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On 14/03/2020 at 18:11, YoungWillz said:

Henry Kelly doing that "Pointless Celebrities sitting down" thing.....

 

On 14/03/2020 at 18:16, philheybrookbay said:

Has he had a stroke?? Looks like it to me.

Talk of Pointless Celebrities got me thinking again of Henry Kelly.

 

Lo and behold it was his birthday yesterday. Came across this interview bearing to be from the end of March: https://www.distinctnostalgia.com/posts/ep-8-going-for-gold-memories-with-80s90s-quiz-show-king-henry-kelly

 

Still the wobbly voice but sounded pretty strong actually.

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He was in a VT for The One Show at some point (Edit: late 2021 or early 2022?) and he wasn’t looking great then. I can’t seem to find the clip though. 

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Wonder if this burgeoning trend for "oldies" media websites might turn out to be an essential area for deadpool research in coming years. Will serious DDP competitors have to get themselves a subscription to Best of British magazine?

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Kelly's playing catch up I see.

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