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Title: I counted them all out .....
Post by: Andy B on 20 December 2010, 11:36:54

 .... and counted them all back.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/20/brian-hanrahan-bbc-foreign-correspondent-dies

Title: Re: I counted them all out .....
Post by: henryd on 20 December 2010, 12:10:34

very sad news :'(

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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 20 December 2010, 12:38:45

You wonder if the loss of the Harriers did it! ::) ::) ::)

RIP Brian, you were ace with your reporting :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: I counted them all out .....
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 20 December 2010, 12:43:27

I remember him saying that at the time and thinking that it was one of those one liners that would (hopefully) go down in history.  :(

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Post by: millwall on 20 December 2010, 13:23:25

RIP :(

Title: Re: I counted them all out .....
Post by: Andy B on 20 December 2010, 13:26:38

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I remember him saying that at the time and  ......

Like wise, it seems incredible how it was 28 yrs ago!  :o

Title: Re: I counted them all out .....
Post by: Banjax on 20 December 2010, 14:08:14

61's no age  - sad loss for his family, by all accounts an unflashy, proper, solid journalist as opposed to a lot of todays news reporters - wannabe celebs who'd rather be dancing on ice in the jungle than actually doing the real work  :(

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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 20 December 2010, 14:32:05

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61's no age  - sad loss for his family, by all accounts an unflashy, proper, solid journalist as opposed to a lot of todays news reporters - wannabe celebs who'd rather be dancing on ice in the jungle than actually doing the real work  :(

Very sad news indeed.

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unflashy, proper, solid journalist

That sums Hanrahan up very well BJ, a trait all but lost now to urgency, spectacle and the never ending quest for ratings.

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Post by: Radiomarko on 20 December 2010, 22:11:59

A great guy. RIP.

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Post by: PhilRich on 20 December 2010, 22:23:32

Very sad news, the guy certainly lived his life to the full, but 61 is hardly a fair crack of the whip! :(

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Post by: hotel21 on 20 December 2010, 22:28:52

Sad.  Fella was a straight blade, as I recall.  Shame to hear of his demise....