Ned Sherrin dead

The BBC reports:

The veteran broadcaster Ned Sherrin, who brought satire to British television screens with That Was The Week That Was, has died.

The 76-year-old, who had been battling throat cancer since last year, died peacefully at his home in Chelsea at 3.30pm.

Because of TW3, as the in crowd used to call it, all lovers of satire owe Sherrin a huge debt. I also recommend his memoirs.

Later. There is a tribute to Sherrin on Jonathan Fryer's blog. Jonathan knew him - as he seems to know everybody.