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An article from today's Times about David Hatch's memorial service.
The Times, October 4, 2007
Memorial service
A service to celebrate the life and work of Sir David Hatch was held yesterday at the Church of All Souls, Langham Place, London. Canon Hugh Palmer, rector, officiated. Mr Richard Briars read the lesson. Ms Jenny Abramsky, Director of Music & Audio, BBC, spoke of David and the BBC, Mrs Penny Rainford, daughter, spoke of her father and his family, Sir Hayden Phillips spoke of David and his public life, and Ms Sue Lawley spoke of David and his friends. Sir Terry Wogan, Sir David Jason and Mr John Cleese paid tribute.
During the service the BBC Singers sang A Prayer of Saint Patrick, words from St Patrick's Breastplate translated by Cecil Alexander, music by Mr John Rutter, from Les Choristes by Bruno Coulais, Ave Verum Corpus by Mozart and Spread a Little Happiness from Mr Cinders by Vivian Ellis.
Mr Stephen Farr, organ, Mr Giles Fowler and Mr Matthew Wells, trumpets, and Ms Fiona Gillett, cello, played during the service. Dr Noel Tredinnick was the director of music. Among others present were:
Lady Hatch (widow), Mr and Mrs Dick Hatch and Mr and Mrs Ben Hatch (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr Ben Rainford (son-in-law), Mr Tom Rainford (grandson), Mr and Mrs John Hatch (brother and sister-in-law), Mrs Kathleen Clancy (mother-in-law), Mr Michael Halpin (brother-in-law), Mr and Mrs Kevin Clancy, Mr and Mrs Dermot Clancy, Mr and Mr Stephen Cannon and Mr and Mrs Robert Dean (brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law), Sister Maura Halpin (sister-in-law), and other members of the family.
Penelope Viscountess Cobham, Lord Crathorne, Lady Puttnam, Lord and Lady Birt, Baroness Blood, Baroness Fritchie, Lady Susan Hussey, Lord Justice and Lady Gage, Mr David Mellor, QC, Lady (Scott) Baker, Lady Jason, Lady Phillips, Sir Christopher Bland, Sir John and Lady Tusa, Lady Wogan, Dame Patricia Hodgson (principal, Newnham College, Cambridge), Lady Maddox, General Sir Geoffrey Howlett, Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick Cordy-Simpson, (Services Sound and Vision Corporation), Sir Robert and Lady Phillis, Sir Paul Fox, Sir Duncan Nichol (chairman, the Parole Board of England and Wales) with Ms Christine Glenn (chief executive) and other members of the board.
Mr Mark Thompson (Director-General BBC) with Mr Mark Byford (Deputy Director-General), Mr Mark Damazer (Controller BBC Radio 4 and 7), Mr Patrick Loughery (director, Nations and Regions), with past and present member of the corporation; Mrs Richard Briers, Mrs John Cleese, Mr Hugh Williams, Miss Kate Adie, Professor and Mrs Christopher Andrew, Mr and Mrs Simon Brett, Judge Quentin Campbell, Mrs Stella Clarke, Ms Joanna David, Mr Russell Davies, Mr Chris Emmett, Mr Stephen Fry, Mr Graeme Garden, Ms Hannah Gordon, Mr Tony Hall, Mr Andy Hamilton, Mr Andrew Marshall, Mrs Pat Nimmo, Mr and Mrs David Renwick, Mr and Mrs Anthony Simonds-Gooding, Dr Margaret Spurr, Mr Brian Tesler, Mr Stephen Way and Ms Gloria Hunniford, Mr Timothy West and Ms Prunella Scales, Mr Alan Wogan, Mr and Mrs Mark Wogan.
Mr Russell A'Court, Mr Colin Adams, Mr Gerry Armory, Mr James Arnold-Baker, Ms Amanda Ashton, Mrs J. Aylett, Mr Alan Bailey, Mr Chris Barnes, Mr Michael Barton, Mr Richard Bates, Mr Robin Bather, Ms Jean Beard, Mr Johnny Beerling, Miss Joan Beresford, Mr John Billingham, Mr Jim Black, Mr David Blythe, Ms Kate Bolsover, Mr Paul Bonner, Mr and Mrs Kevin Bowers, Mr Eric Bowman, Mr and Mrs Paul Brankin, Mr Colin Browne, Mr Geoff Buck, Mr Michael Bunce, Mr and Mrs Roger Burton, Mr Tony Byers, Mr Patrick Byrne, Ms Fiona Calnan, Mr Ned Chaillet, Ms Sandy Chalmers, Mr Mike Chaney, Mr and Mrs Patrick Chrimes, Mr Keith Clement, Mr Brian Clifford, Mrs Ray Clooney, Mr David Cole and Ms Sarah Rogers, Ms Kay Ellen Consolver, Mr Tony Crabb, Mrs Mary Craft, Mr Declan Curley, Air Marshal and Mr David Crwys Williams, Mr Bill Dennay.
Ms J. Dobry, Mrs Doreen Doherty, Mr Peter Donaldson, Mr Gordon Douglas, Miss Margaret Douglas, Mrs Eileen Dowse, Mr Derek Drescher, Mr Bob Dulson, Miss I.
Dunkin, Mr Richard Dunn, Mr Bob Eggington, Mr and Mrs John Fanning, Mr David Franklin-Kitchen, Ms Barbara Freeth, Mr and Mrs Garry Fry, Mr and Mrs D.
Gallagher, Mr Rupert Gavin, Mr and Mrs Michael Gibson, Mr and Mrs David Gooderson, Ms Margaret Goodman, Mr Christopher Graham, Mr and Mrs Michael Green, Ms Marion Greenwood, Mr John Grist, Mr Gareth Gwenlan, Mr Richard Hanniford and Ms Norma Casey, Mr Alan Hart, Mrs Mary Henry, Mr Trevor Hill, Mr Jeremy Hills, Mr Paul Hughes, the Rev Roger Hutchings, Mr Howell James, Mr Mark Jones, Dr Geraint Stanley Jones, Ms Mary Kalemkerian, Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson, Mr David Jones. Mr Tim Kelly, Mr Nick Kenyon, Mr Andrew Lane, Mr George Legg, Mr Duncan Leopold, Ms Frances Line, Ms Anne Ling, Mr and Mrs John Lloyd, Mr Norman Longmate, Ms Sue Lynas, Mr Steven Lyons, Mr and Mrs Jim McArdle, Dr Bryce McCrirrick, Mr John McEntee, Mr Duncan MacEwan, Ms Liz MacNiven, Mr and Mrs Paul Marshall, Mrs Alison Mayne, Mr Bennett Maxwell, Mr Peter Meneer, Ms Caroline Millington, Mrs Ann Morley.
Mr and Mrs Cliff Morgan, the Rev Dr Colin Morris, Mrs John Murphy, Mr Martin Narey, Mr and Mrs Ronald Neil, Mr Denis Nowlan, Fr Michael O'Halloran, SJ, Mr and Mrs Roger Ordish, Mr John Paget, Mr J. Paterson, Mr David Pegg, Mr Vince Peters, Mr Alan Phillips, Mrs Juliet Pope, Mr and Mrs John Postgate, Mr John Powell, Colonel Alan Protheroe, Mr and Mrs Christopher Rainford, Mr and Mrs Nigel Rapp, the Rev Ernest and Mrs Rea, Mr and Mrs Geoff Read, Mr Alec Reid. Ms Gillian Reynolds, Mr Robin Reynolds, Mr Alan Rogers, Mr Ned Ryan, Mr and Mrs Charles Sandbank, Canon and Mrs Colin Semper, Mr Paul Schlesinger, Mr Simon Shute, Mr Peter F. Simpson, Miss Anne Sloman, Mrs Elizabeth Smith, Mr and Mrs P. Smythe, Mr Ray Snoddy, Mr Peter Spence, Mr Paul Spencer, Mr Fraser Steel, Mr Mervyn Stevens, Ms Pamela Stevenson, Mr Marshall Stewart, Mr John Theocharis, Mr and Mrs Ian Thomas, Mr and Mrs Duncan Thomas, Ms Elizabeth Timms, Mr John Turtle, Mr and Mrs Russell Twisk, Mr John Tydeman, Mr Christopher Underwood, Mr Nick Utechin, Mr Adrian Waddington, Mr Roy Walters, Mr and Mrs John Webb, Mrs Elizabeth Wenham, Mr Dick Whitfield, Mr Stephen Whittle, Mr Nigel Wrench, Mr and Mrs Will Wyatt.
Mr Thierry Euvrard (the Clancy Group), Dr Diana Henderson (Queen's College, Cambridge), Mr Jimmy Mulville (Hat Trick Productions), Mrs Shahwar Sadeque (Immigration Advisory Service), Mr Alan Hobart (Pyms Gallery) and Mrs Hobart, Ms Michelle Laven (Irish Youth Federation), Mr James Rogan (Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft), Ms Debbie Scott (Tomorrow's People), Mr Austin Sweeney (Herbert Smith), Mrs Jocelyn Hay (Cman VLV), Mr Chris Kemp (Ingenuity AMB), Ms Ruth Evans (Bar Standards Board), Mr Gareth Hughes and Ms Jane Wharam (British Comedy Society), Mr Rupert Gavin (Odeon Cinemas), Mr Marshall Stewart (Harthill Communications), Mr Andrew Barnett (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation), Ms Anna Bradley (Consumer Council), Mrs Melanie Skinner (The Daily Telegraph), Mr David O'Sullivan (The Irish Post), Mr Andrew Wilson (Andrew Wilson Wines) and Mrs Wilson, Mr Nicholas Kent (Tricycle theatre) with many other friends and former colleagues. |
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