19/04/2026
Norwich, GB 8 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

VADIM BAKATIN, aged 84

A Soviet businessman turned politician, he was appointed the last ever head of the KGB, reforming it – and making himself unpopular with the authorities.

CHRIS ‘SWAMPY’ GARRETT, aged 40

From the Isle of Man he volunteered in conflict zones, eventually becoming a non-combative bomb disposal expert in war torn Ukraine, costing him his life.

ALBERTO ZAMPERLA, aged 71

Part of a showbiz family, he created some of the greatest amusement park rides in the world. He was threatened by the Mafia and stood to be mayor of Venice