Age 93 – Celebrity Death Club

Peter Vaughan, 93…. Dead!

The star, best known for his roles as Maester Aemon on Game of Thrones and Grouty in Porridge, has died aged 93. Vaughan described himself as a character actor, saying he did not have the looks to play romantic leads.

Ice Hockey Players 17th September 2025
Don't believe itv.com counts as a QO source anymore. And if it does, then the rules page surely needs some updated formatting. Surprised he lasted as long as he has with glioblastoma, recent updates showed that he probably wasn't making 2026.
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th September 2025
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOtWDaziGni/?igsh=OXE2bGZwOW1tZGc= France did confirm their participation regardless to the Israel question. I don't see Italy, U.K. or Germany withdrawing anytime soon. I still believe that the most resonable scenario would be Israeli Broadcasting Authority losing it's independence, due to legislation or government decisions, a thing which will force the EBU to disqulify Israel on technical […]
Rayya Elias 17th September 2025
"Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert has an autobiography out. Rayya Elias was her lover at the end. Her death to cancer was pretty quick, maybe because: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/11/all-the-way-to-the-river-by-elizabeth-gilbert-review-excruciating-to-read "Rayya Elias was Gilbert’s best friend before she became her lover, a romance that begins only after Rayya is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Prior to that they’re […]
Curse Of The Eurovision 17th September 2025
Clearly what the EBU want is for Israel to decide to withdraw on a voluntary basis because then everyone can claim their positions were respected but Isreal knows the opportunity this contest presents so that is not going to happen. Whilst Spain is alone amongst the big five the EBU will probably let them withdraw […]
Boxing Clever? 17th September 2025
Barry Hearn has had three heart attacks, a stent operation in 2020, and some recent cancer surgery: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36739537/barry-hearn-cancer-operation-health-fears-netflix-eddie/
Gospel & Christian Music 17th September 2025
Spencer Taylor Jr., lead singer of the gospel group Highway QCs and lauded as the Godfather of quartet music , has died. He was 97. https://popculture.com/music/news/gospel-music-singer-spencer-taylor-jr-has-died/
Adverts - you either love 'em or hate 'em 17th September 2025
Adverts for commemorative coins. They go into great detail about the coins themselves, and mention that they're available in limited quantities, but they neglect to mention one important fact - these coins are always issued by small British Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies with populations under 3000, such as Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island or […]
From Cleric To Relic 17th September 2025
Novatus Rugambwa, a Tanzanian Archbishop who served as the representative of the Holy Father in São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola, Honduras, and later New Zealand and the Pacific, has died. He was 67. https://www.aciafrica.org/news/17615/tanzanian-archbishop-novatus-rugambwa-dies-at-67-after-serving-as-apostolic-nuncio-in-five-countries
Room 101 17th September 2025
Shocking people just gets harder and harder...
Room 101 17th September 2025
If only more artists wrote songs like System of a Down did