giles-oakley

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Letter: Mohamed Al Fayed obituary
Giles Oakley writes: He was surrounded by a phalanx of security guards dressed in black suits and white shirts plus shades

Giles Oakley

30, Oct, 2023 @4:24 PM

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Letter: Sir Bobby Charlton obituary
Giles Oakley writes: As we spoke I became very aware of the tears welling up on Sir Bobby’s face

Giles Oakley

24, Oct, 2023 @3:25 PM

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Letter: Tina Turner obituary
Giles Oakley writes: People tried to sneak past the heavy security, to no avail, but they seemed thrilled just to know that “their” Tina was there

Giles Oakley

08, Jun, 2023 @3:52 PM

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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

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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

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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

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

Giles Oakley

12, Jun, 2022 @3:42 PM

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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