David Frost has died

Sir David Frost dies

Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74

A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen Elizabeth on Saturday night.

Sir David's career spanned journalism, comedy writing and daytime television presenting, including The Frost Report.

Internationally, he will be remembered for his revealing interviews with former US President Richard Nixon.

A statement said: "His family are devastated and ask for privacy at this difficult time. A family funeral will be held in the near future and details of a memorial service will be announced in due course."

The BBC's Barney Jones, who edited his Breakfast with Frost programme on the BBC for more than 10 years, said: "David loved broadcasting, did it brilliantly for more than 50 years and was eagerly looking forward to a host of projects - including interviewing the prime minister next week - before his sudden and tragic death. We will all miss him enormously."

Prime Minister David Cameron said: "My heart goes out to David Frost's family. He could be - and certainly was with me - both a friend and a fearsome interviewer."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336

RIP. :( A great broadcaster who will be missed.
 
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RIP. Awesome TV personality. If you haven't seen the Frost Nixon movie, you really must to get a measure of his character, he was extraordinary.
 
android guy said:
Irritating voice & boring to listen to.
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I kind of know what you mean, but he was another in that 'Ustinov' generation who had mingled with the great & good for decades, gathering and disseminating information which could, at times, be fascinating. And I think his somewhat fawning disposition in many interviews was mostly just a clever way of trying to ingratiate himself and get under the skin of the people he talked to.

Most of his work was, after all, done over a period when folk like Louis Theroux just could not have existed. Parkinson was pushing the boundaries, but it was a different world from what we have today, socially and culturally.

Of course there's no forgiving the Through the Keyhole years. :-)
 
Andrew_McP said:
I kind of know what you mean, but he was another in that 'Ustinov' generation who had mingled with the great & good for decades, gathering and disseminating information which could, at times, be fascinating. And I think his somewhat fawning disposition in many interviews was mostly just a clever way of trying to ingratiate himself and get under the skin of the people he talked to.

Most of his work was, after all, done over a period when folk like Louis Theroux just could not have existed. Parkinson was pushing the boundaries, but it was a different world from what we have today, socially and culturally.

Of course there's no forgiving the Through the Keyhole years. :-)
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Actually, more comparable than Frost was Alan Wicker, who was the original Louis Theroux of that era.
 
Enjoyed watching him over the years. One of the few that belong to the top flight of broadcasters.

RIP :(
 
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