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Mar 20, 2025

Eddie Jordan (1948–2025), Formula One team owner

Eddie Jordan was a businessman who founded Jordan Grand Prix, which helped launch seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher’s career, and a television commentator for the BBC.

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Apr 24, 2023

Len Goodman (1944–2023), Dancing with the Stars judge 

Len Goodman was a ballroom dancer and instructor best known for his long tenure as a judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing.” 

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Jul 29, 2022

Bernard Cribbins (1928–2022), “Doctor Who” actor 

Bernard Cribbins was a British actor who starred in “Doctor Who” and narrated the popular children’s show “The Wombles.”

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Jan 27, 2022

Jana Bennett (1955–2022), trailblazing former BBC TV executive

Jana Bennett was the former director of BBC TV who oversaw the reboot of “Doctor Who” and the popular series “Sherlock.”  

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Aug 13, 2021

Una Stubbs (1937–2021), "Sherlock" actor

Una Stubbs was a British actor best known for "Sherlock" and "Til Death Us Do Part."

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Sep 3, 2019

Terrance Dicks (1935–2019), beloved Doctor Who writer

Stories he crafted introduced the Time Lords, the Master, and the Fourth Doctor.

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Dec 26, 2018

Sister Wendy Beckett (1930–2018), nun became a BBC TV star

Sister Wendy’s art history documentaries aired on PBS in America.

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Aug 20, 2017

Liz MacKean (1964 - 2017), BBC journalist

Ex-BBC journalist was known for her hard-hitting exposés…

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Jan 6, 2016

Pierre Boulez (1925 - 2016), renowned French conductor

Pierre Boulez, the world-renowned French conductor who was a major force in modern classical music, has died. He was 90. Boulez, who once served as the principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic, died Tuesday at his home in Baden-Baden, Germany. The death was confirmed by Hamid Si Amer, a spokesman for the Paris Philharmonic. No cause of death was announced, however.

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Nov 23, 2013

Doctor Who: Remembering Doctors Past

On "Doctor Who," when the Doctor suffers a life-threatening injury, he "regenerates," taking on a new form –– allowing for a change of actors...

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Mar 28, 2012

The Roles Dudley Moore Didn't Play

On the anniversary of Dudley Moore’s death, we look at a few of the roles that got away.

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Mar 13, 2012

Albert Einstein, Movie Star

Albert Einstein is one of few scientists to achieve the status of pop culture icon.

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