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Up participant pays tribute to late director Michael Apted


Up participant pays tribute to late director Michael Apted
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A cast member whose life featured in Michael Apted s Up documentary series has paid tribute to the director as a beacon of light following his death aged 79.
Tony Walker, an actor and London taxi driver, was selected for the project from an East End primary school in 1963 and went on to become one of its best-known characters. 
The Up series, which was initially directed by Paul Almond before being taken over by Apted in 1970, followed 14 children from the age of seven - with one documentary released every seven years. ....

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Michael Apted was a 'beacon of light' in the film industry, says Up cast member


A cast member in Michael Apted’s Up documentary series has paid tribute to the director as a “beacon of light” after his death aged 79.
Tony Walker, an actor and London taxi driver, was selected for the project from an East End primary school in 1963 and went on to become one its best-known characters.
He stayed a close friend of Apted, attending screenings of his later films, including James Bond feature The World Is Not Enough in 1999, and his granddaughter remains friends with Apted’s son.
Tony Walker (Aldo Arcilla/PA)
Walker, 65, originally from Bethnal Green in east London, told the PA news agency: “A beacon of light has gone out in the film industry this week with the passing of Michael. ....

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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: 1 year since his passing, legacy shines through


Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: 1 year since his passing, legacy shines through
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Today marks a year since the development sector s lighthouse had gone out.
On this day last year, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the larger-than-life spearhead of Brac, passed on from this world to the next after suffering from a malignant brain tumour.
In 1972, Sir Fazle had wrapped up his life in London as an accountant to move to his war-torn, newly-liberated country to establish Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, known to all as Brac.
At first it was just a small relief and rehabilitation effort carried out in a remote area of Sylhet division. Over the last 47 years, it expanded itself to provide services to over 100 million people in 12 countries of Asia and Africa. ....

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