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Old 27-12-2016, 16:54
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What on earth is going on, admittedly he was 96
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:55
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:56
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"Watership Down" author.
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:56
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An English novelist.
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:57
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He wrote that horrid stuff of nightmares 'watership down'

Que the "curse of 2016 RIP brigade"
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Old 27-12-2016, 16:58
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What on earth is going on, admittedly he was 96
What do you mean what on earth is going on? You do realise people die every hour
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Old 27-12-2016, 17:04
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What do you mean what on earth is going on? You do realise people die every hour
Average 1,640 every day in the UK and around 600,000 every year.
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Old 27-12-2016, 17:11
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I knew Richard, and Reg Sones who got a credit in Watership Down , in our Department's chess team.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:11
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A classic book made into a classic film.
Hope the spirit bunnies make you feel at ease, Richard....RIP.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:12
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Watershed down, what's that about? A load of rabbits who have to go to bed before 9pm?
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:14
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Watershed down, what's that about? A load of rabbits who have to go to bed before 9pm?
No, that'll be the autocorrect on my tablet...
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:19
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A great campaigner for animal rights and a World War II veteran as well.

I remember seeing the cartoon as a very young child - both incredibly brutal and beautiful.

The natural world in a nutshell.

Kirk Douglas lock yourself in your bedroom.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:21
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Can't have just died because there's a thread from an hour ago.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...72&postcount=1
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:25
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Can't have just died because there's a thread from an hour ago.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...72&postcount=1
It takes a while for stuff to reach Bristol.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:27
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More sad news. His books were great favourites in this family. He was also an animal rights activist and supported the Born Free Foundation.

R.I.P.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:32
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More sad news. His books were great favourites in this family. He was also an animal rights activist and supported the Born Free Foundation.

R.I.P.
I remember going on an animal rights protest march in London in the 80s. Richard gave a speech.

The animated version of Watership Down is so haunting.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:34
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at his funeral it's going to be emotional, a string quartet will play 'run, rabbit, run'
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:57
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Shame, I loved Hitchhikers Guide.

RIP
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:58
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Sad news.

A great tale he wrote. I guess the sky is red just now.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:59
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Shame, I loved Hitchhikers Guide.

RIP
that's not him, his was 'bunnies guide to joyriding'
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:13
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Shame, I loved Hitchhikers Guide.

RIP
Watership Down wasn't bad either.
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:31
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1n8E3ntWUg
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:34
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The natural world in a nutshell.

Kirk Douglas lock yourself in your bedroom.
why, is he being chased by bunny rabbits hopping around in the sky?
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Old 27-12-2016, 20:18
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What on earth is going on, admittedly he was 96
Another one, crikey.

Mind, along with Liz whatserface, he'd had a damn good innings.
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Old 27-12-2016, 20:26
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He hasn't "just died", by the way. It's "just been announced" that he "passed away peacefully at 10pm on Christmas Eve". There seems to be an assumption that all news is instantaneous. It isn't.
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