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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Jul 12, 2013, 08:53 AM Jul 2013

Broadcaster Alan Whicker dies at 87 [View all]

Journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker has died at the age of 87 after suffering from bronchial pneumonia.

His spokeswoman said he died in the early hours of Friday morning at his home in Jersey.

With a TV career that stretched nearly six decades, he was best known for his long-running documentary series, Whicker's World.

The show, which ran from 1959 to 1988 on both the BBC and ITV, saw him travel all over the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23287351


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Broadcaster Alan Whicker dies at 87 [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 OP
Rhyming slang for a pound dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #1
Sorry to hear that. RIP. LeftishBrit Jul 2013 #2
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