This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25620824
The article has changed 9 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart dies | Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart dies |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart has died aged 67 from pancreatic cancer, the newspaper has confirmed. | Guardian journalist Simon Hoggart has died aged 67 from pancreatic cancer, the newspaper has confirmed. |
| Hoggart was also known for presenting Radio 4's The News Quiz for 10 years up until 2006. | |
| The Guardian's editor, Alan Rusbridger, said: "Simon was a terrific reporter and columnist - and a great parliamentary sketch writer." | |
| Hoggart wrote political sketches for the Guardian, and a column on wine for the Spectator. | |
| Rusbridger added: "He wrote with mischief and a sometimes acid eye about the theatre of politics. But he wrote from a position of sophisticated knowledge and respect for Parliament. | |
| "A daily reading of his sketch told you things about the workings of Westminster which no news story could ever convey. He will be much missed by readers and his colleagues." | |
| Hoggart gave up his Saturday column for the newspaper in December following complications from his condition and another round of chemotherapy. | |
| His final article, a review of the year, appeared on 19 December. | |
| Hoggart was diagnosed with terminal cancer three and a half years ago. | |
| He joined the Guardian straight from university and first began his sketches in the 1970s - he resumed this work in 1993 after a 12-year-stint at the Observer. |