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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis Evan Davis], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis Evan Davis], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC | ||
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| − | Adrian Scarborough, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead) | + | [Adrian Scarborough, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] |
| − | Gwen Taylor, actress (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead) | + | [Gwen Taylor, actress (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] |
| − | Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead) | + | [Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] |
| − | Jamie de Courcey, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead) | + | [Jamie de Courcey, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] |
| − | Lyndsey Marshal, actress (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead) | + | [Lyndsey Marshal, actress (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] |
| − | Seamus Whitty, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead) | + | [Seamus Whitty, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] |
Revision as of 12:06, 28 September 2011
The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:
Kate Barker, economist [1]
John Betjeman, poet (email from Bryan McCahey)
John Bunyan, author of "Pilgrim's Progress" [3]
Ian Hay Davison, former chief Executive of Lloyds of London [4]
John Harrison, clockmaker, "Longitude". [5]
Derek Hatton, politician (email from Geoff Sparling)
Philip Hollobone, MP [6]
Robin McKinley, author [7]
Timmy Mallett, television performer [8]
Norma Major, wife of former Prime Minister [9]
Frank Muir, entertainment writer and performer (pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998)
Monty Noble, Australian cricket captain 1903-4 (email from Jim Shepherd)
Maggie Philbin, television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)
Paul Revere, American revolutionary [10]
Donald Sinden, actor (email from Bryan McCahey)
Alan Titchmarsh, celebrity gardener [11]
Victoria Wood, playwright & comedian [12]
People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only
Evan Davis, economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC [13] [Adrian Scarborough, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] [Gwen Taylor, actress (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] [Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] [Jamie de Courcey, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] [Lyndsey Marshal, actress (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)] [Seamus Whitty, actor (Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead)]
