Barry Took died of cancer, aged 73, at 5:50BST on
Easter morning; March 31st, 2002. He died in his sleep in a
London nursing home.
Took was a writer for classic comedy
Round The Horne, and presented
Points of View, as well as
Radio 4's
The News Quiz. He was also the man responsible for the
BBC taking on board the
Monty Python team.
R.I.P.
Barry Took
1928-2002