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Broadcaster Alan Whicker dies at 87
Journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker has died at the age of 87 after suffering from bronchial pneumonia.
His spokeswoman said he died in the early hours of Friday morning at his home in Jersey.
With a TV career that stretched nearly six decades, he was best known for his long-running documentary series, Whicker's World.
The show, which ran from 1959 to 1988 on both the BBC and ITV, saw him travel all over the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23287351
His spokeswoman said he died in the early hours of Friday morning at his home in Jersey.
With a TV career that stretched nearly six decades, he was best known for his long-running documentary series, Whicker's World.
The show, which ran from 1959 to 1988 on both the BBC and ITV, saw him travel all over the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23287351
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as in 'ow much is that : a Wicker to you mate or gis' an Alan 
...........now lost in the mists of time.
I suppose we've all got a go some time but a tragedy just the same.
The Python sketch is a fitting tribute.
RIP
