Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66
Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66Image source, Corbis via Getty ImagesByEmma SaundersCulture reporterPublished3 August 2026, 14:19 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoNewspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness. He was also supremely entertaining and for years his column was the first that many turned to every Sunday. Listeners already knew about his wit and his proudly anti-conventional views."But his wide learning, dedication and comedic timing were a delight and surprise to many.
- ▪Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66Image source, Corbis via Getty ImagesByEmma SaundersCulture reporterPublished3 August 2026, 14:19 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoNewspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died aged
- ▪He was also supremely entertaining and for years his column was the first that many turned to every Sunday.
- ▪Listeners already knew about his wit and his proudly anti-conventional views."But his wide learning, dedication and comedic timing were a delight and surprise to many.
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Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66Image source, Corbis via Getty ImagesByEmma SaundersCulture reporterPublished3 August 2026, 14:19 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoNewspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness. Liddle's children paid tribute to their father, who they described as their guide "on how to live an extraordinary life", while CEO of News UK, Rebekah Brooks, called him "an inimitable journalistic force."Brooks added that "he challenged conventional thinking and left an indelible mark on British journalism."Liddle, a columnist for the Sun and the Sunday Times, died at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough on Sunday evening.A former editor of BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme, he also had a weekly column in…
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