Merrick WellsMay 29, 202312 minBetter than all the restThe life and works of the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner
Merrick WellsFeb 25, 20238 minTalk little, but say alotJohn Walker Motson OBE (10 July 1945 - 23 February 2023) The voice of football on English television and radio for almost half a century...
Merrick WellsFeb 19, 20238 minFuzzy Britches: The ultimate poster girlJo Raquel Tejada (September 5 1940 - February 15 2023) Raquel Welch was the poster girl that launched a thousand dreams, one of the most...
Merrick WellsFeb 18, 202312 minAnyone who had a heart: Soundtrack of the centuryBurt Freeman Bacharach (May 12 1928 - February 8 2023) The American songwriter Burt Bacharach is probably one of the most influential...
Merrick WellsOct 15, 20228 minThe Giant JesterAnthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 - 14 October 2022) Known by his professional name Robbie Coltrane, McMillan was an actor who...
Merrick WellsSep 19, 20227 minA Farewell to The Constant Queen"The Queen is dead, Long live the King!" The words seem so alien to us, in stark contrast to the constant familiarity of 'the Queen',...
Merrick WellsAug 10, 20225 minDrawing in the air - The gentle storytellerRaymond Redvers Briggs CBE (18 January 1934 - 9 August 2022) The work of Raymond Briggs has not only installed itself as part of British...
Merrick WellsJul 29, 20225 minBritain's Grand Dad - The last of the loved entertainersBernard Joseph Cribbins OBE (29 December 1928 - 27 July 2022) If you have lived in the UK in the last 70 years, you know Bernard...
Merrick WellsJan 27, 20224 minCrying with laughterBarry Charles Cryer, OBE (23 March 1935 - 25 January 2022) A legend of British comedy who wrote for some of the great performers of the...