Clement Freud RIP

Clement Freud, whose distinctive lugubrious style on Just a Minute has been a fan favourite since the show began, has died aged 84.

He was a funny, fascinating man with a career that went way beyond his appearances on the hit programme. Radio 4 Controller Mark Damazer has written about him on the Radio 4 Blog, or you can read a more detailed obituary on the BBC News website, which includes video footage of the television advertisements that made him a star in the 1960s.

Elsewhere, the Just a Minute fan blog has also been paying tribute, and The Times have put together a handy roundup of obituaries and related articles - including this one, written in February last year, in which Clement discusses writing a will.