Roy Castle dies from lung cancer

Title

Roy Castle dies from lung cancer

Genre

News report; Interview; Obituary

TX Date

2 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Report on the death of entertainer, Roy Castle, who has died after losing his fight with lung cancer and looking back at his life. During the last few weeks of his life Castle toured the country raising money to build a specialist cancer research centre in Liverpool. Includes archive interview extracts where he extols the power of positive thought and the dangers of passive smoking (including interview with Michael Parkinson). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Michael Parkinson; Roy Castle

Keywords

Deaths; Musicians; Entertainers; Smoking; Fundraising; Cancer; Medical research; Roy Castle; Lung cancer

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