Les Dawson obituary (BBC News, 1993)

BBC News, 10/06/1993.
Not my copyright, just sharing found ephemera.

[@CraigMansfield]

I'm reading his autobiography. He was a very well-read man, articulate, creative, expressive. I'd like to have seen him get into presenting history programs, or other interesting documentaries. He was funny, but he had much more to him.

[@rampageclover9788]

I think we were going to see that in the 90’s and 2000’s

[@alanberkeley7282]

@@rampageclover9788 Had he lived say another 20 years he likely would have.

[@jacksugden8190]

And now we’ve lost Ken Dodd.

[@CJDJgamer]

Even today I miss him. In fact. I only watched 'Blankedy Blank' back in the day, to see and hear him.

[@World-Superbike]

Dear Les... greatly missed.

[@lorrainehanna9322]

Perr6ymason

[@LANBritain1]

Les Dawson was actually 62 when he died, not 59 what the newsreader said.

[@SiBanstead89]

1934-1993

[@dtwdvne]

Some sources have different dates.

[@andrewwatts2695]

RIP Less😇🙏✨❣️

[@terryleather4920]

Thornton Street. Great memories

[@nigelkthomas9501]

😢

[@MarkHarrison733]

He was a lifelong Tory and he adored Margaret Thatcher.

[@ppotter]

He called her "bloody stubborn" in the only online piece I can find about this. Same article quoted Peter Cook saying he was about to vote for her for "purely selfish reasons".

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@ppotter Dawson always supported the Conservatives, unlike Bernard Manning.

[@serenechaosuk4682]

so he'd be 85 to this day !

[@richardmulcahy9919]

I am guessing Andrew co presented this edition with Anna Ford

[@johnking5174]

Yes, according to BBC Genome site

[@richardmulcahy9919]

@@johnking5174 Between 1989 and 1998 Most Wednesday Evenings Anna Ford and Andrew Harvey did the six o clock news

[@johnking5174]

@@richardmulcahy9919 Anna Ford, Andrew Harvey, Martyn Lewis, Jill Dando, Jennie Bond, Dianne Madill, on occasions Huw Edwards and John Humphrys, those are the 6pm news readers I remember from the 1993-1999 period.

[@keithcostello3560]

1934 1993

[@arthurmullard2788]

I931 - 1993 brains - easily verifiable!

[@chriswinwood6501]

My 18th birthday :(

[@ppotter]

I was 18 that year too. Well done.

[@markharrison2544]

He wasn't even funny.

[@SuperFerdie1965]

You are though, in the head.

[@leemahon1406]

To Mark Harrison keep that opinion to yourself if you’re any better get up on stage 😡👎

[@SuperJessicakate]

He was VERY funny why who do you call Funny ?

[@CraigMansfield]

Maybe not to you, that's your right. He was funny to other people.

[@applemask]

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