RIPs

[Colin YNWA]

And Bamboozled... or was that 4Text?

[CrazyFoxMachine]

an image search reveals this:



Missed that one :O At least teletext as a whole ended with more dignity!

[Frank]

That image is actually from the farewell post of Paul Rose (Mr Biffo), the genius behind Teletext's game pages, Digitiser. His piss-takes of Turner, Bamber Boozler and The Chuckle Brothers, his hilarious page titles, the snakes, and his brilliant, incisive writing kept me reading Digitiser long after my interest in games had shrivelled to a vestigial stump.

When I saw that post I assumed it was him who had died, so that's a relief. Rose writes mainly for kids' TV now (and Armstrong and Miller). Anyone who remembers Digitiser fondly should write to the BBC and tell them to commission more

BIFFOVISION

[Buttonman]

Jimmy Saville (1926 - 2011)

No sad faces now!

[COMMANDO FORCES]

Mike Morris former TV AM presenter and journalist aged 65

He also worked for the Reuters news agency, United Newspapers and Thames TV, editing and reporting on both news and sport stories.

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

Jimmy Saville (1926 - 2011)

No sad faces now!

I feel ashamed of myself now.

I'm off to scrub myself in the shower and cry!!!!

[Spikes]

Jimmy Saville (1926 - 2011)

No sad faces now!

I feel ashamed of myself now.

I'm off to scrub myself in the shower and cry!!!!

And, just used that Batman's Superior Cousin quote to see if i'd offered my heartfelt condolences, as well. I hadnt, 

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

Mike Morris, aged 65

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20039879

http://www.tv-am.org.uk/blog/2012/10/mikemorrisdies

[strontium71]

I'm off to scrub myself in the shower and cry!!!!

Which , sadly , is what all his victims invariably did.

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

GAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Buttonman]

awwww 

Dandontdare was most upset too - burn him!

[Trout]

His name won't be known to many of you, but I've been very saddened today by the death of folk musician Michael Marra.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20066779

[Skullmo]

His name won't be known to many of you, but I've been very saddened today by the death of folk musician Michael Marra.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20066779

:-(  I never saw that on the BBC. That's a shame.

Mind you, no one seemed to report Levon Helm's passing either.

[Rog69]

Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LvpRUqPrR4k

[JamesC]

I've never heard of 75% of the people mentioned in this thread.
It's about time someone properly famous died.