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 Thu 17 Mar 16 06:57 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - Duncan
Broadcaster Cliff Michelmore aged 96 has died.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35828566
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 Thu 17 Mar 16 07:41 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - R.P.
Blast from the past. I was genuinely surprised to learn he was still alive.
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 Thu 17 Mar 16 07:48 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - Zero
>> Blast from the past. I was genuinely surprised to learn he was still alive.

Yeah, one of those "I thought he was already dead" moments.
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 Thu 17 Mar 16 08:41 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - Manatee
Same here. I have a clear memory of him on the Tonight programme when I was no older than 7. Working it out, he would have been 40 then.
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 Thu 17 Mar 16 11:12 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - WillDeBeest
I remember him on Holiday in the early 1980s. The R4 news this morning made specific reference to his combover! I suppose he and Robert Robinson were the daddies of that particular style.
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 Thu 17 Mar 16 11:18 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - CGNorwich
Bobby Charlton was perhaps the most famous exponent of the style.
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 Thu 17 Mar 16 11:27 
 Cliff Michelmore Died - Bromptonaut
Like Rob and Zero I had the 'thought he died years ago' thing. His son Guy was interviewed on the Today programme this morning. Cliff was still driving to Waitrose until 6 weeks ago and sitting in bed discussing current affairs until earlier this week. Quite a good way to be at 96 I think.

While 'Holiday' was one of my thoughts of him today the main memory is of his fronting the BBC coverage of the Apollo missions - particularly the return of Apollo 13.
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