As Astronomer Royal he had the task of persuading a reluctant Mrs Thatcher that space research was not a waste of money
As Astronomer Royal he had the task of persuading a reluctant Mrs Thatcher that space research was not a waste of money
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He reluctantly became chief executive of the nationalised British Shipbuilders under Labour, then returned as chairman under…
He despised racism, fox hunting, organised religion, the Royal family, homophobia, cyclists, recycling, the BBC licence fee and…
A connoisseur of the offbeat, he interviewed the last human cannonball and wrote a superb biography of the eccentric poet RS…
We first began working together in 1988; the presenter’s career in television and radio has been astonishing
David Graham, who died last year aged 99, was famed as the voice of the Daleks and was beloved as Grandpa on Peppa Pig.
Ensconced in the Borders, Massie had a limitless capacity for work, his non-fiction subjects ranging from Muriel Spark to…
