2016 has not been the best year. The horror in Syria has
provided a poignant and chilling backdrop to a year that has seen the politics
of misinformation and fear trump humanity and reason. The tabloid media has successfully
ensured that the divisive populist opinions they encourage now hold sway over
expert opinion and empirical evidence. In the US and the UK Trump and Farage have
successfully rode this tide of misinformation, opinion and fear. Meanwhile an
epic cast of personalities have fallen around us. Oh, and 2016 was also the
year I was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I’ve definitely had better years,
and I’m determined I will have better again.
In case your struggling with some of the faces on the image,
here’s a quick key:
1.
Fidel Castro
2.
Gene Wilder
3.
Leonard Cohen
4.
Jimmy Bain
5.
Harper Lee
6.
George Michael
7.
Paul Daniels
8.
George Martin
9.
Keith Emerson
10. Burt
Kwouk
11. Pete
Burns
12. Merle
Haggard
13. David
Gest
14. Caroline
Aherne
15. Carla
Lane
16. Garry
Shandling
17. Andrew
Sachs
18. Henry
McCullough
19. Frank
Finlay
20. Jean
Alexander
21. Jimmy
Perry
22. John
Glenn
23. Glenn
Frey
24. Terry
Wogan
25. Jimmy
Young
26. Zsa
Zsa Gabor
27. Cliff
Mitchelmore
28. Peter
Vaughan
29. Rick
Parfitt
30. Umberto
Eco
31. Prince
32. Lionel
Blue
33. Natalie
Cole
34. Kenny
Baker
35. Frank
Kelly
36. Carrie
Fisher
37. Debbie Reynolds
37. Debbie Reynolds
38. Dan
Haggerty
39. Muhammad
Ali
40. Ronnie Corbett
40. Ronnie Corbett
41. Richard
Adams
42. Howard
Marks
43. Alan
Rickman
44. Victoria
Wood
45. Liz
Smith
46. Greg
Lake
47. David
Bowie
48. Jo
Cox
49. Robert
Vaughn
50. Vera
Rubin
Hoping we all have a better 2017,
Crispian Jago.
28/12/16.
Image updated 30/12/16
Image updated 30/12/16
