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Jan Pieńkowski obituary. Illustrator and creator of the Meg and Mog children’s books, who also used pop-up and paper cut-outs to thrilling effect- Elain Harwood obituary. Architectural historian who championed the preservation of England’s postwar buildings and the brutalist style.
- Sidney Poitier obituary. Oscar-winning actor who starred in To Sir, With Love, and broke down racial barriers in Hollywood and beyond
- Caroline Wickham-Jones obituary. Archaeologist, author and radio presenter with an abiding love of Orkney.
- Mark Whittow obituary. Medieval historian whose work focused on the Byzantine world bit.ly/2DK6CLb
- Sir John Hills obituary. Academic concerned about poverty, pensions and inequality with a genius for popularising complex issues.
- Meic Stephens obituary. Literary editor, arts administrator, translator and poet who promoted Welsh cultural causes. bit.ly/2IWsmWe
- Janet Anderson obituary. Labour minister whose campaign skills forced government action on a range of life-saving social changes in the law.
- Stewart Bevan obituary. Actor who played Clifford Jones in Doctor Who and appeared in several popular drama series including Emmerdale Farm
- Michael Ferguson obituary. Television producer responsible for invigorating EastEnders in the early 1990s, and playing a key role in Doctor Who history
- Roger Ryman obituary. Brewer who enhanced the fortunes of the St Austell Brewery in Cornwall, where he worked for more than 20 years.
- Malcolm Chase obituary. Social historian who was a leading authority on the Chartists
