Richard Rhodes James obituary
Other lives: Teacher and author who recounted with feeling his experience of being a late child of the Raj
Rosemary Davidson obituary
Other lives: Educational editor who began a successful second career later in life running a contemporary art gallery
Eric Hobsbawm remembered by Neal Ascherson
The brilliant 20th-century historian was Neal Ascherson's Cambridge supervisor and friend – teaching him history and many more valuable lessons
Nina Bawden remembered by Robert Bawden
The son of the novelist and children's author recalls her dramatic life – and wartime work with Margaret Thatcher
Maurice Sendak remembered by Tony Kushner
The author of Where the Wild Things Are was driven to make rich, complex, even dangerous art for children, writes his friend, the playwright Tony Kushner
Gore Vidal remembered by Jason Epstein
Gore Vidal was far from the cold, unlovable man he claimed to be, writes his friend and former editor Jason Epstein
Jan Carew obituary
Caribbean novelist, playwright and scholar committed to the cultural unity of the black world
Ravi Shankar obituary
Indian virtuoso who took the sitar to the world
Margaret Tredgold obituary
Other lives: Artist and author who illustrated books on Zimbabwe's flora and wrote about the country's folklore
Joy Parker obituary
Actor who shared the stage with her husband, Paul Scofield
Anne Evans obituary
Other lives: Poet under the pen name Ellie Evans whose first collection was published in 2011
Sir Rex Hunt obituary
Falklands governor at the time of the 1982 Argentinian invasion
Bill Tarmey obituary
Actor who became a household name as Coronation Street's Jack Duckworth
Derek Hutchinson obituary
Other lives: Author of the classic book Sea Canoeing who was known as 'the father of sea kayaking'
Colin Cooper obituary
Other lives: Music critic and magazine editor who dedicated his life to the classical guitar