10/01/2026
Norwich, GB -2 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

ALLA OSIPENKO, aged 92

A great ballerina, she challenged the authority of the Soviet Union and was subsequently ostracised. She was a dancing partner of both Nureyev and Baryshnikov.

Dark Side of the Moon (courtesy The Guardian)

BARRY ST JOHN, aged 76

Singer who performed in Glasgow, Hamburg and London, she had a short solo career but sang with many leading performers and on one of the most famous songs of all time.