Age 81 – Celebrity Death Club

Roy Barraclough, 81…. Dead!

Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough has died. The Lancashire-born star was also known for his partnership with Les Dawson, especially their portrayal of duo Cissie and Ada. His agent said he died on Thursday, after a short illness.

20/20 + 6 24th January 2026
Congrats @tracy 1926: Raif Dizdarević / Hélène Ahrweiler 1927: Sidney Cooke / Maybelle Blair 1928: Lennart Carleson / Eeva Kilpi 1929: John Polanyi / Toshiko Akiyoshi 1930: Jordi Pujol / Elsa Aguirre 1931: Eino Makunen / Marianne Koch 1932: Antonio Tejero / Nina van Pallandt 1933: Leonard Peikoff / Yoko Ono 1934: Thuingaleng Muivah / […]
20/20 + 6 24th January 2026
Congratulations, @tracy! 1926 Alan Greenspan / Wendy Playfair 1927 Shintaro Tsuji / Mirtha Legrand 1928 Neil Harvey / Thea Musgrave 1929 Len Deighton / Liselotte Pulver 1930 Jasper Johns / Omara Portuondo 1931 Edwin Meese III / Carroll Baker 1932 Ned Jarrett / Antonia Fraser 1933 Mike Stoller / Bernadette Chirac 1934 Sonny Jurgensen / […]
Thoughts on the 2026 List 24th January 2026
How long do you think David Attenborough will live for?
20/20 + 6 24th January 2026
Congrats @tracy 1926: Mel Brooks / Judith Magre 1927: Doc Severinsen / Estelle Parsons 1928: Noam Chomsky / Marion Ross 1929: Alejandro Jodorowsky / Yayoi Kusama 1930: Buzz Aldrin / Tippi Hedren 1931: Don King / Rita Moreno 1932: Richard Lester / Elaine May 1933: Louis Farrakhan / Kim Novak 1934: Wole Soyinka / Gloria […]
Thoughts on the 2026 List 24th January 2026
This is the order I think they will go: Esther Rantzen Jesse Jackson Ben Sasse Noam Chomsky Sonny Rollins Vanessa Redgrave Dick Van Dyke Ted Turner Joanne Woodward Nigel Starmer-Smith Louis Farrakhan Buzz Aldrin Julie Goodyear Douglas Hurd Eileen Derbyshire Imelda Marcos Sidney Cooke Linda Ronstadt Isabel Peron David Irving Stuart Hall Pete Murray David […]
20/20 + 6 24th January 2026
That was quick! Congrats @tracy 1926 - David Frankham / Erna Schneider Hoover 1927 - John Kander / Rosemary Harris 1928 - James Ivory / Nancy Olson 1929 - Mark Rydell / Thelma Barlow 1930 - Douglas Hurd / Lois Smith 1931 - Dan Rather / Claire Bloom 1932 - John Williams / Petula Clark […]
20/20 + 6 24th January 2026
Michael Parenti is a hit for me. New round: 1926: Terry Kilburn / Stella Hackel Sims 1927: Fred Risser / Leontyne Price 1928: Sidney Kimmel / Pilar Pallete 1929: Jerry Hardin / Vikki Dougan 1930: Sonny Rollins / Joanne Woodward 1931: Mack Mattingly / Ann Roth 1932: Bob Pettit / Jenny Craig 1933: George J. […]
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 24th January 2026
24-Jan 45 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 36 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar -5 36 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop -1 31 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 30 Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol 30 The Crickets - Oh, Boy! 30 Elvis Presley - […]
Oldest Living football league players 24th January 2026
Ray McKee, who was the oldest living former leagueplayer (or rather, the oldest we knew was still alive) - died on 6th December 2025, aged 99. https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/06-12-2025-raymond-trevor-mckee/ Trevor Hitchen now takes the mantle as I seriously doubt Ward, Harding, Mellor and Kubicki are alive but can't find the golden nugget to confirm they're gone either.
20/20 + 6 24th January 2026
Congrats @Yvonne 1926 - György Kurtág / Marilyn Erskine 1927 Vernon L. Smith / Salome Þorkelsdóttir 1928 William Kennedy / Cynthia Ozick 1929 - Jim Whittaker / Queen Ida 1930 - Frederick Wiseman / Dolores Huerta 1931 David Lee / Judith Viorst 1932 - Jon Cypher / Elena Poniatowska 1933 John Boorman / Phyllis Reynolds […]