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Title: Liz Donnelly Post by Administrator on Apr 22nd, 2009, 6:35pm Liz Donnelly, a former reporter on The World at One, has died. Her funeral took place today, April 22 2009. After leaving the BBC Liz went to Channel 4 and her colleague there, Jon Snow, wrote this tribute on his blog: We cremated my good friend and former reporter colleague Liz Donnelly today. She blazed a trail for women war correspondents, against great resistance both here and at the BBC. She also had the misfortune to suffer from MS. She had integrity, verve, and was a true journalist. Alas, illness cut her off in her prime 15 years ago. Being budget day, I had to scoot out there on a motorbike taxi – a remarkable invention that ought by now to have caught on. It’s allowed in bus lanes and means, for example, that a 35-minute taxi journey from my office to the Kensal Green crematorium was executed in 16 minutes. I would never want to be at the front end of the thing, but I love being a passenger. It was a good and fitting service, but I hate the way crems drop the curtain at the end. It leaves my sympathising with Sikhs, who seek permission for open-air cremations. A jolly good bonfire would be a lot better than pretending it hasn’t happened. |
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