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| BEEN AND GONE By Nick Serpell BBC Obituary Unit Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - characters of the past month. | BEEN AND GONE By Nick Serpell BBC Obituary Unit Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - characters of the past month. |
| Mr Latif completed a curry delivery to Sydney | Mr Latif completed a curry delivery to Sydney |
| • Abdul Latif was a British restaurateur of Bangladeshi origin who created a dish he dubbed "curry hell". It was so hot he would waive payment for anyone coming into his Newcastle-upon-Tyne restaurant who could actually finish it. Never one to turn down an opportunity for publicity, he offered five years worth of free meals to British service personnel who had served in Iraq. He also held the record for the world's longest curry delivery, from Newcastle to Sydney, Australia. The leader of Newcastle City Council called him an ambassador for the city. | • Abdul Latif was a British restaurateur of Bangladeshi origin who created a dish he dubbed "curry hell". It was so hot he would waive payment for anyone coming into his Newcastle-upon-Tyne restaurant who could actually finish it. Never one to turn down an opportunity for publicity, he offered five years worth of free meals to British service personnel who had served in Iraq. He also held the record for the world's longest curry delivery, from Newcastle to Sydney, Australia. The leader of Newcastle City Council called him an ambassador for the city. |
| George MacDonald Fraser penned the 'Flashman' novels• The coward and bully Sir Harry Flashman often enjoyed a good curry during his service in India. The author George MacDonald Fraser wrote a dozen novels containing the fictitious exploits of the cad expelled from Rugby School in Tom Brown's Schooldays. Flashman somehow rose to the rank of general despite spending the whole of his military career studiously avoiding danger and preferring the boudoir to the battlefield. | George MacDonald Fraser penned the 'Flashman' novels• The coward and bully Sir Harry Flashman often enjoyed a good curry during his service in India. The author George MacDonald Fraser wrote a dozen novels containing the fictitious exploits of the cad expelled from Rugby School in Tom Brown's Schooldays. Flashman somehow rose to the rank of general despite spending the whole of his military career studiously avoiding danger and preferring the boudoir to the battlefield. |
| Irish country singer Joe Dolan had a number one hit in 1969•Joe Dolan never made number one in India but his biggest hit, Make Me An Island, was number one in 14 other countries in 1969. One of the highlights of a 40-year career came in 1978 when the Irish country singer became one of the first western singers to perform in the Soviet Union. His showband roots made him a popular performer on the UK cabaret scene and his energetic style was likened to Tom Jones. In 2005 his hip was sold on eBay for charity, costing one fan £500. | Irish country singer Joe Dolan had a number one hit in 1969•Joe Dolan never made number one in India but his biggest hit, Make Me An Island, was number one in 14 other countries in 1969. One of the highlights of a 40-year career came in 1978 when the Irish country singer became one of the first western singers to perform in the Soviet Union. His showband roots made him a popular performer on the UK cabaret scene and his energetic style was likened to Tom Jones. In 2005 his hip was sold on eBay for charity, costing one fan £500. |
| • The Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman believed that cars and pedestrians could co-exist safely without the need for segregation. He pioneered the concept of "naked streets" - the removal of street furniture such as traffic lights, railings and curbs claiming that a natural interaction between pedestrian and motorist created a more civilised environment. His ideas have been seized on by authorities in the UK who, to date, have created more than 40 schemes. | • The Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman believed that cars and pedestrians could co-exist safely without the need for segregation. He pioneered the concept of "naked streets" - the removal of street furniture such as traffic lights, railings and curbs claiming that a natural interaction between pedestrian and motorist created a more civilised environment. His ideas have been seized on by authorities in the UK who, to date, have created more than 40 schemes. |
| • His ideas would have found approval from Peggy Jay who fought tirelessly to preserve Hampstead Heath. A Labour activist she became the youngest person to be elected to the old London County Council in 1938. She was one of a group of Hampstead Labour ladies encouraged to take office by Herbert Morrison. A resident of NW3 all of her life she defended the Heath with vigour, once appearing in the street in her dressing gown to prevent trees from being felled. She also campaigned, with much success, to open the London canal system up for public use. | |
| • If changes in street design allowed children to, once more, play games in the road Richard Knerr would have been delighted. The American-born inventor came up with the idea of the plastic hula hoop after hearing how Australian children were spinning wooden rings around their waists in gym classes. His company also came up with the original Frisbee, much to the annoyance of picnic parties in the park who found the plastic discs landing in their sandwiches. | |
| Miles Kington coined 'Franglais' in his columns for Punch magazine• If Miles Kington was writing this, he would have had something witty to say about "le frisbee". The humorist coined the word "Franglais" in a long-running series of columns for Punch - where he was literary editor - and in a number of books including Let's Parler Franglais! and the Franglais Lieutenant's Woman. A polymath with a great knowledge of jazz critic and a love of languages, he continued penning his column for the Independent up until the last week of his life. | Miles Kington coined 'Franglais' in his columns for Punch magazine• If Miles Kington was writing this, he would have had something witty to say about "le frisbee". The humorist coined the word "Franglais" in a long-running series of columns for Punch - where he was literary editor - and in a number of books including Let's Parler Franglais! and the Franglais Lieutenant's Woman. A polymath with a great knowledge of jazz critic and a love of languages, he continued penning his column for the Independent up until the last week of his life. |
| • Jazz Club was the name of The Fast Show sketch that parodied the BBC's influential and long-running music show, Old Grey Whistle Test. The programme was the idea of Rowan Ayers and it was a complete departure from the normal teen pop shows, featuring some of the most influential musicians of the time in live studio performances. Many famous acts made their British debut on Whistle Test's sparse set including Bob Marley & the Wailers. Ayers also conceived Points of View and Open Door | • Jazz Club was the name of The Fast Show sketch that parodied the BBC's influential and long-running music show, Old Grey Whistle Test. The programme was the idea of Rowan Ayers and it was a complete departure from the normal teen pop shows, featuring some of the most influential musicians of the time in live studio performances. Many famous acts made their British debut on Whistle Test's sparse set including Bob Marley & the Wailers. Ayers also conceived Points of View and Open Door |
| Among others who died in January were General Suharto, former Indonesian dictator, John Harvey Jones, Troubleshooter, Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Everest, Heath Ledger, actor, Jeremy Beadle, TV prankster and Bobby Fischer, eccentric former World Chess Champion. | Among others who died in January were General Suharto, former Indonesian dictator, John Harvey Jones, Troubleshooter, Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Everest, Heath Ledger, actor, Jeremy Beadle, TV prankster and Bobby Fischer, eccentric former World Chess Champion. |