The BBC 4 broadcaster, from Dundee, was the voice of the Shipping Forecast, but had to quit the airwaves in April last year after being diagnosed with Alzheimer s at the age of 65.
Rain, hail, snow, wind and the odd spell of sunshine – it’s all in a day’s work for Geoff Maskell. Talking about the weather is a favourite topic in Ireland and for the past decade the well-spoken Hampshire man has been a familiar and friendly face on our screens with weather forecast updates.
BBC executive Hilda Matheson wrote letters to Vita Sackville-West (pictured) the 36-year-old poet and novelist who later created a stunning garden at Sissinghurst, in Kent
EXCLUSIVE: A treasure trove of postcards sent from Spain has just emerged and with it a fascinating glimpse of Brits taking their first tentative steps into the world of 1970s package holidays.