Christopher van Wyk: farewell to a South African literary icon

The death of the author, poet and activist who became a distinctive post-apartheid voice is a devastating cultural blow, writes Elinor Sisulu

Anna Morpurgo Davies obituary

Historical linguist who unlocked the secrets of Ancient Greek and Anatolian

Leading figure of the early music revival as conductor of the Academy of Ancient Music, keyboard player and musicologist

Other lives: Liverpool teacher who went on to write successful crime novels

Other lives: Documentary film-maker who focused on the rights of disabled and marginalised people

Economist who was a senior adviser to the pay board during the government's dispute with miners in the 1970s

Formidable actor who embraced equally tragedy and farce, stage and screen

Other lives: Teacher and political activist who wrote about her childhood in working-class Birmingham

Writer, producer and ICA head in the late 60s, he had an instinct for the cutting edge

Historian who showed how the law became relevant to ordinary people in the aftermath of the English civil war

Folk singer who played with Bob Dylan and recorded Robert Burns

Other lives: Publisher – and later priest – who developed publishing training networks throughout Europe

Other lives: Photographer, teacher and master of ancient and alternative image printing processes

Clinical psychologist and writer whose work focused on the damaging effects of an unequal society

Former Guardian journalist and co-author of a savagely funny book about the Sun newspaper, Stick It Up Your Punter!