14/03/2026
Norwich, GB 2 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

TED CORDERY, aged 96

Serving in the Royal Navy during the war, he was on the arctic convoys before being present at D-Day. In later life he stood up to a notorious media mogul.

RICHARD ZOBEL, aged 81

A computer pioneer working for the University of Manchester, he was key in the information technology revolution – and invented the e-mail.