giles-oakley

Letter: Kingsize Taylor obituary

Giles Oakley writes: He was a first-class rocker, who kept the joint jumping

Giles Oakley

20, Apr, 2023 @2:35 PM

Letters: Jerry Lee Lewis obituary

Giles Oakley writes: At that he jumped down, grabbed the reporter’s tape recorder and stamped on it.

Giles Oakley and Bob Jacobson

21, Nov, 2022 @4:54 PM

Letter: Seán Day-Lewis obituary

Giles Oakley writes: Seán made a brilliant selection, capturing a recognisable world that is long gone, and yet still alive

Giles Oakley

08, Nov, 2022 @5:48 PM

Letter: Jim Parks obituary

Giles Oakley writes: Jim Parks was a thrilling ‘attack dog’ batsman

Giles Oakley

12, Jun, 2022 @3:42 PM

Letter: Madeleine Albright obituary

Giles Oakley writes: It felt right to spot the former secretary of state, Madeleine Albright appearing as herself in one episode of Gilmore Girls

Giles Oakley

11, Apr, 2022 @3:50 PM

Letter: Jana Bennett obituary

Giles Oakley writes: I was touched that Jana had gone to such lengths to help

Giles Oakley

09, Feb, 2022 @4:34 PM

Letter: Richard Leakey obituary

Giles Oakley writes: The Kenyan conservationist made a big impression on me when he was a child, thanks to his pet snake

Giles Oakley

28, Jan, 2022 @4:02 PM

Letters: Ted Dexter obituary

David Wallace writes: When I asked Ted Dexter to sign my final drawing he said there was a problem, as he was suffering with “the yips”

David Wallace and Giles Oakley

14, Oct, 2021 @3:21 PM

Letter: Bob Koester obituary

Giles Oakley writes: He struck me as a hard-bitten cynic with few illusions on one side, and yet also a heart-warming idealist and indestructible romantic on the other

Giles Oakley

19, Jul, 2021 @4:07 PM

Letter: Ed Harriman obituary

Giles Oakley writes: Ed always argued for greater journalistic rigour, not as a constraint on what people could say, but as a way of strengthening it

Giles Oakley

18, May, 2021 @4:13 PM

Letter: Chris Barber obituary

Giles Oakley writes: The Mississippi Delta harmonica player fooled around musically, but Barber managed to anticipate more or less every twist and turn

Giles Oakley

06, Apr, 2021 @5:14 PM

Letter: Albert Quixall obituary

Giles Oakley writes: Genuinely progressive in his approach to the game, Albert Quixall took ballet lessons with his wife to improve his balance and postur

Giles Oakley

29, Dec, 2020 @12:19 PM