01/02/2026
Norwich, GB 7 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

OLEG GORDIEVSKY, aged 86

A KGB officer, he became a double agent in the Cold War, spying for Britain. His escape from the USSR was audacious – but the Russians kept trying to kill him.

GRETA ANDERSEN, aged 95

A swimmer she won a gold medal at the Olympic Games but the nearly drowned. She then became an endurance swimmer holding many records that stand to this day.

KIKI HAKANSSON, aged 95

A model who won the first Miss World, facing the wrath of the Pope. She inadvertently caused a celebrity marriage and was an advocate for women’s rights.