Brian Fagan obituary
Author of popular archaeology books who helped to shape our understanding of ancient human history
Steven Rose obituary
Neuroscientist, author, political activist and advocate for social responsibility in science
Charles Chadwick obituary
Other lives: British Council officer who had his first novel published at the age of 73, three decades after he had written the manuscript
Maurice Gee obituary
New Zealand author who wrote about his country’s darker side and was best known for his Plumb trilogy of novels
Sandy Gall obituary
Veteran foreign correspondent and broadcaster who reported from all over the world for 60 years
Jonathan Bryan obituary
Other lives: Author and campaigner for the education of profoundly disabled children
Thomas Neurath obituary
Publisher who led Thames & Hudson for half a century and developed its bestselling World of Art series
Nathan Silver obituary
Other lives: Architect and author who loved opera and served as a juror for the Olivier awards
Reconstruction review – teens re-enact crimes for state-driven pantomime in communist Romania
Lucian Pintilie’s grimly ironic 1968 film is based on real events, in which delinquents are forced to act out their brawl in front of government cameras
Is he still alive? The mystery of DB Cooper – the hijacker who disappeared
In 1971, a man held a plane to ransom for $200,000, then parachuted out in his suit and dress shoes, never to be seen again. What happened to him?
Simon Majaro obituary
Other lives: Management consultant, author and patron of chamber music
Angela Livingstone obituary
Other lives: Translator who made many great works of Russian literature accessible to English readers
Alan Strachan obituary
Director in the West End and regional theatre for five decades who often worked with the playwright Alan Ayckbourn
Michael Rabiger obituary
Other lives: Pioneering documentarian and author who wrote ‘the bible’ for documentary film-makers
John Noone obituary
Other lives: English lecturer and writer who turned from fiction to non-fiction – and back again