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Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2026 5:07 pm**

General discussion thread. Put predictions if you want. It seems that Anne, who got stuck in a shop shutter last year, has died. Though it's a weird article, and it's only mentioned in passing.

Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:05 pm**

Predictions will stick with 10
Trump
Putin
Attenborough
Van Dyke
Keegan
David Jason
Camilla
Mel Brooks
Shirley Bassey
John Major

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2026 7:34 am**

Catherine O'Hara from Home Alone etc.

Posted: **Mon Feb 02, 2026 7:59 pm**

Terry Yorath

Posted: **Wed Feb 04, 2026 9:25 am**

John Virgo :_(

Posted: **Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:06 am**

Philip A wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 9:25 am John Virgo :_(

Didn't make a century bless him

Posted: **Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:27 am**

I never watched it, but James Van Der Beek from Dawson's Creek. We've not had too many this year it seems so far.

Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2026 1:41 am**

Bud Cort. American actor, aged 77. RIP

I realise that most of you guys are too young to remember his short lived career, but the 1971 film "Harold and Maud", in which he played the titular Harold, a troubled teenager with an obsession with death, became a cult classic. I imagine the BBC or possibly C4 will be showing the film in the next few weeks, and if you like your comedy black, and enjoy life affirming films, the i recommend you give it a go.

Posted: **Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:29 pm**

Robert Duvall

Posted: **Tue Feb 17, 2026 12:26 pm**

Jesse Jackson. American politician and civil rights campaigner, 84. RIP

Posted: **Tue Feb 17, 2026 12:27 pm**

Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:29 pm Robert Duvall

He was great in The Godfather Parts I and II...... like I need an excuse to watch them again..

Posted: **Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:04 pm**

Paul Worsley wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 12:27 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:29 pm Robert Duvall
He was great in The Godfather Parts I and II...... like I need an excuse to watch them again..

And Falling Down

Posted: **Fri Feb 27, 2026 5:41 pm**

Co-creator of Red Dwarf Rob Grant!

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:59 pm**

Neil Sedaka

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2026 7:57 pm**

Ayatollah Khomenei

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:20 pm**

Runner Jeff Galloway who "Jeffing" (meaning run/walking) was named after.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2026 1:21 pm**

Marc Meakin wrote: Sat Feb 28, 2026 7:57 pm Ayatollah Khomenei

He died in 1989. Khamenei was his successor.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2026 1:22 pm**

Gavin Chipper wrote: Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:20 pm Runner Jeff Galloway who "Jeffing" (meaning run/walking) was named after.

Is that the same as fartlek?

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2026 1:27 pm**

Fartlek is when you're alternating running hard / easy, rather than actually walking.

Posted: **Thu Mar 05, 2026 3:53 pm**

Ian Volante wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 1:21 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: Sat Feb 28, 2026 7:57 pm Ayatollah Khomenei
He died in 1989. Khamenei was his successor.

I was waiting for the correction , but wanted some kudos for posting it well before it was official

Posted: **Sat Mar 07, 2026 2:07 pm**

Ian Huntley

Posted: **Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:29 pm**

Speaking of evil bastards , I was wondering about a sweepstake on how long before another assassination attempt is taken on Trump ?

Posted: **Fri Mar 20, 2026 2:29 pm**

Chuck Norris
Len Deighton
Ed Bernard from the 1970s TV series Police Woman this now makes Angie Dickinson the only surviving cast member

Posted: **Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:15 pm**

Tracey Anne Mills wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 2:29 pm Chuck Norris

He actually died 10 years ago, but The Grim Reaper was too afraid to tell him.

Posted: **Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:17 pm**

Until recently I assumed Chuck Norris was some old singer like Chuck Berry or Chubby Checker. Chevy Chase fell into the same bracket.

Posted: **Fri Mar 20, 2026 6:08 pm**

Marc Meakin wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 11:06 am
Philip A wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 9:25 am John Virgo :_(
Didn't make a century bless him

He was in DC last year telling the story about the 1985 black ball final

Posted: **Sat Mar 21, 2026 5:28 pm**

Chuck Norris
Jenny Murray

Posted: **Sat Mar 21, 2026 8:50 pm**

We had a whole conversation about Chuck Norris.

Posted: **Tue Mar 24, 2026 11:40 am**

Mel Schilling from Married at First Sight - she was in dictionary corner only a few weeks ago

Posted: **Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:11 pm**

Afrika Bambaataa American DJ and rapper

Posted: **Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:44 pm**

Tracey Anne Mills wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 1:11 pm Afrika Bambaataa American DJ and rapper

Waiving the " dont speak ill of the dead" custom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa

Posted: **Fri Apr 10, 2026 3:37 pm**

Well we had Ians Huntley and Watkins so we probably waived that a while ago.

Posted: **Thu Apr 16, 2026 11:25 pm**

Alex Manninger former Arsenal goalkeeper

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2026 4:20 pm**

Anthony Head. There will quite a few gaps to fill in as well.

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2026 9:40 am**

Peabo Bryson US R&B singer best known for his duet with the late Roberta Flack and best known for song Beauty and the Beast with Celine Dion

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2026 3:54 pm**

John Kear, rugby league player, coach, commentator, died on the way home from the cup final last week.

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2026 8:58 pm**

Alex Zanardi, Kyle Busch (both racing drivers) and Judith Chalmers all died in May.

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2026 10:35 am**

David Hockney, 89, RIP

Posted: **Fri Jun 12, 2026 11:32 am**

Kenny Jackett former Watford and Portsmouth manager (1962-2026)

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2026 9:46 pm**

Roy Hattersley.

Posted: **Mon Jun 15, 2026 2:26 pm**

Roger Cook.

Posted: **Mon Jun 29, 2026 10:41 am**

Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86.

Posted: **Wed Jul 01, 2026 4:59 pm**

Victor Willis from The Village People. I nearly said from the YMCA.

Posted: **Thu Jul 09, 2026 10:00 am**

Bonnie Tyler :_(

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2026 6:40 am**

Ann Widdecombe, 78, RIP

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2026 3:44 pm**

Murder!

Posted: **Fri Jul 10, 2026 4:00 pm**

Patricia Greene who played Jill Archer in The Archers. There is currently no murder investigation open as far as I am aware.

Posted: **Sat Jul 11, 2026 2:46 pm**

Dermot Murnaghan

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2026 8:07 am**

Sam Neill, 78. RIP

Posted: **Mon Jul 13, 2026 8:08 am**

Sam Neill 1947-2026 well known film and TV roles : Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders and Omen III:The Final Conflict

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2026 3:51 pm**

Garfield Sobers

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2026 7:51 pm**

Brenda Fricker 1945-2026 aka The Pigeon Lady from Home Alone 2

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