OS in t h e New s
IN MEMORIAM
Jon Alwen (OS 1995) received a BAFTA nomination
for the documentary One Deadly Weekend in America. Alex Hourston (OS 1991) had a new novel, Love
Dr Lars Blackmore (OS 1998) is responsible for Michael Mann (OS 1985) has been appointed
Entry, Descent and Landing of the Falcon 9 rocket, as
part of Space X’s reusable launch vehicle programme.
It was a proud moment when they successfully landed
two Falcon Heavy rocket boosters back on earth. EU Ambassador to Iceland. He was previously Head
of Division, Strategic Communications, EEAS, and
spokesman to High Representative Ashton at the
European Commission.
After Love, published by Faber.
Ed Broadhead (OS 2012) was named Adecco Group’s Professor Tom McLeish FRS (OS 1980) was
2017 Global CEO for One Month and subsequently
helped run a Fortune 500 company for a month.
Will Burrard-Lucas (OS 2002) featured on The One
Show demonstrating wildlife photography techniques.
Rebecca Connell (OS 1998) has a new novel, The
House Swap, published under the name Rebecca Fleet.
Natasha Farrant (OS 2014) was part of the England
Cricket squad in the Women’s Ashes 2017.
Alec Frank-Gemmill (OS 2003) released Before
presented with The Lanfranc Award for Education
and Scholarship by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
in recognition of his record as one of the most
outstanding scientists of his generation and a leading
contemporary lay Anglican voice in the dialogue
between science and faith.
Alex Morales (OS 1996) has set a new Guinness
World Record for running the London Marathon as an
item of stationery (a pencil!).
Celia Pym (OS 1996) was a finalist for the Loewe
Mozart: Early Horn Concertos, his second recording
Craft Prize 2017 with her Norwegian Sweater.
with BIS, and continues to perform as principal horn of
Georgina Rich (OS 1992) played Wallis Simpson
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and as a soloist.
in the Channel 5 drama Wallis: The Queen That
Andrew Gourlay (OS 2001) conducted and
Never Was.
Emma Johnson (OS 1984) played clarinet at this
Major General Charles Stickland (OS 1986)
year’s BBC Young Musician 40th Anniversary at the
was appointed incoming Commandant General
Albert Hall.
Royal Marines.
Paul Greengrass (OS 1973) wrote, directed and co-
Geoffrey Streatfeild (OS 1993) played Frans
produced the Netflix docudrama 22 July. He was also
Meermans in the BBC drama The Miniaturist, Mirabell
interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
in The Way of the World at the Donmar Warehouse, and
Thomas Heatherwick’s (OS 1984) luxury hotel The George Blake in Cell Mates at the Hampstead Theatre.
Silo, at the top of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary
Jeremy Thompson (OS 1967), former Sky News
Art Africa in Cape Town, was featured on BBC2’s
anchor, published his memoir, Breaking News.
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby.
Laurence Warner (OS 2013) was awarded a Fulbright
Charlie Higson (OS 1976) has brought back
Award to gain a Master’s in Computational Social
the popular series of role-playing books from the
Science at the University of Chicago.
1980s with his new book Fighting Fantasy: The Gates
of Death.
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John Adams (former staff) born 1 January 1928, died 1 January 2018
Ernest Ancell (Johnsons 48) born 3 July 1930, died 29 May 2018
Nigel Balchin (Fenton 51) died 27 December 2017
Andrew Bass (Hardinge 62) died 26 February 2018
John Clifton (Johnsons 53) died 4 November 2016
Geoffrey Curtis (Johnsons 44) died 29 September 2017
Eric Darlow (School House 59) died 18 April 2018
Sarah Emly (Sennocke 91) died 16 December 2017
Bjorn Hoffmann (Wordsworth 93) died 6 January 2018
Timothy Holt (Fenton 84) died 23 October 2017
Frank Kemp (Sackville 66) died 10 March 2018
John Lark (Hardinge 44) died 16 October 2017
Mark Long (Fenton 73) died 23 December 2017
Neil Morgan (former staff) died 27 June 2018
Alan Pemberton (Wordsworth 40) died 28 August 2018
Barry Savill-Daw (Grote 50) died in October 2016
Geoffrey Shepherd (Johnsons 39) died 8 July 2017
Peter Sherrard (School House 48) died 19 October 2016
Michael Townsend (Johnsons 47) died 29 September 2017
Mark Whittow (former Governor) died 23 December 2017
Peter Woodward (former staff) died 13 November 2017
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