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In Memoriam 2022: The stars and icons who left us this year
- In Memoriam 2022: The stars and icons who passed away this year
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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1971 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Supporting Actor | The Railway Children (1970 film) | Nominated |
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Train troubles and funny voices – take the Thursday quiz (Bernard Cribbins special)
Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?
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Bernard Cribbins was a constant companion
Letter: Who can forget his pedantic spoon salesman in Fawlty Towers, asks Dominic Rice
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Bernard Cribbins ‘helped Sir Paul McCartney through marital strife’
Bernard Cribbins is said to have helped Sir Paul McCartney through his marital strife.
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John Barrowman and Doctor Who cast remember ‘national treasure’ Bernard Cribbins
The beloved children’s TV star and entertainer died on Thursday aged 93.
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Bernard Cribbins could take one more trip in the time machine in Doctor Who
Bernard Cribbins is expected to make a posthumous appearance in a Doctor Who special after dying at the age of 93.
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Bernard Cribbins: National treasure beloved by generations of children
From starring in ‘Doctor Who’ to storytelling on ‘Jackanory’, Cribbins never failed to bring his warm nature to a role
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Beyond The Railway Children: Bernard Cribbins’s weirdest and most wonderful roles
Amongst the many skills that the late, great actor Bernard Cribbins possessed was the ability to make the nation cry. Cribbins, who has died at the age of 93, was beloved by one generation for his appearance in The Railway Children as the superficially crotchety but deeply decent station master Albert Perks, and by another for his appearance in the David Tennant-era Dr Who as the former soldier Wilfred Mott, grandfather of the Doctor’s companion Donna Noble.
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Thursday evening UK news briefing: Boris Johnson's jibe at Rishi Sunak
America in recession | The US has plunged into recession as soaring inflation hammers the world's largest economy. However, Joe Biden's long-stalled economic agenda has received a surprise breakthrough after Democrats agreed a $369bn climate deal. Meanwhile, analysts at Yale have exposed Vladimir Putin's cover-up over the Russian economy. Its experts have shown the country's economy is being "catastrophically" crippled by Western sanctions despite the Kremlin's efforts to hide it.
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Hearing Bernard Cribbins is dead is like being told that chocolate digestives have been discontinued
Bernard Cribbins is dead, and generations are computing the loss. How does it feel? It’s like hearing that the park where you played as a child has fallen into the sea. It’s like being told that chocolate digestives have been discontinued. It’s like someone closing the storybook and placing it on a high shelf, out of reach.
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Georgia Tennant reveals heart-breaking truth behind son Wilfred's name
Georgia Tennant took to social media on Thursday to reveal the incredibly special meaning behind her middle son, Wilfred's name. MORE: David Tennant's wife Georgia Tennant causes confusion with new breastfeeding photo Taking to her Instagram Stories to acknowledge the sad death of famous Doctor Who actor Bernard Cribbins, the mother-of-four penned: "There aren't many people in this world who inspire you to name multiple kids after them. That's how magic Bernard was," with a red love heart emoji.
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