Obituary: Alan Whicker (Broadcaster, UK - Show: Whicker's World)
Obituary: Alan Whicker
Broadcaster Alan Whicker dies at 87
Alan Whicker, who has died at the age of 87, once said he was the only person who really was interested in other people's holiday snaps.
It was this innate sense of curiosity that drove his career as a reporter and presenter.
Over a period of five decades, he went from being a war correspondent to unearthing the impressive and bizarre in his series Whicker's World.
His dapper figure, inevitably clothed in neatly pressed slacks, blazer and regimental-style tie, made him one of the most recognised figures on television.
His scripts had a full quota of alliteration and puns, and his slightly nasal delivery was distinctive - and much mimicked, most notably by Monty Python.
His interviewing technique was relaxed, and he never shirked an awkward or embarrassing question. The secret, he said, was to ask it agreeably.
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