The Friday Night Dinner star sadly died earlier this week
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Popular actor Simon Bird has paid a touching tribute to his former co-star and on-screen dad Paul Ritter, following the sad news that he d passed away at the age of 54 earlier this week.
Simon, who played the role of Paul s on-screen son Adam in the Channel 4 sitcom, took to his co-star Tom Rosenthal s Twitter to pay his respects, with the actor confirming he s not on social media himself.
The message from Tom s account reads, Simonâs not on Twitter but wanted to get a message out about Paul so here it is:
Broadcasting legend Murray Walker passes away
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The motorsport world is mourning the loss of legendary commentator and broadcaster Murray Walker, who has died at the age of 97.
Walker was known to audiences across the globe as the voice of Formula 1, having called the action on both the BBC and ITV from 1976 through to 2001.
During his time with the BBC, Walker was also the man who commentated on the British Touring Car Championship’s Super Touring era for a large part of the 1990s, with his voice beamed into millions of homes on a Saturday afternoon during
Grandstand.
His infectious commentary will forever sit alongside some of the most iconic moments in series history, such as the clash between Steve Soper and John Cleland during the 1992 season finale at Silverstone, and the moment when team-mates Julian Bailey and Will Hoy collided at the same venue a year later – leaving Walker to exclaim that ‘the car upside down is a Toyota’.
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Murray Walker, the British broadcaster regarded as the Voice of Formula One , has died aged 97.
Walker, who served in the Second World War, became a Formula One icon during more than 30 years as a commentator for the BBC and ITV.
Known for his passionate vocal style while commentating, he reported on his first Grand Prix for BBC radio at Silverstone in 1949.
Walker became a full-time F1 commentator in 1978 and only hung up his microphone when he retired in 2001 after a 52-year broadcasting career.
It’s with great sadness we share the news of the passing of BRDC Associate Member Murray Walker OBE.