Other livesChildren's TVObituaryHannah Kodicek obituaryMy mother, Hannah Kodicek, who has died aged 63 of pancreatic cancer, was a film-maker, actor, writer, educator and creator of children's television classics, who blended artistic vision with erudition and a childlike humour.
Born Zuzana Oprsalova in Czechoslovakia and trained as a pianist at the Prague Conservatoire, she emigrated to Britain in 1968, after the Russian invasion, with her husband, Michal, and young son, Peter. They were lucky enough to be taken under the wing of an English family in Blackheath, south-east London, which enabled Hannah to get on her feet through a succession of low-paid jobs, until she learned the language. Read More...
Doing it for DadFamilyHe is more aggressive than I've seen him since he got ill. At one point, he even makes to push me in the faceOn this visit to Dad's care home, I'm told he is "having a wander". I find him at the end of the corridor that leads to the residents' bedrooms. He is standing, muttering to himself and running his hands along the walls, as if trying to read something through his fingertips.
"Dad!" I say, arms out. Read More...
US news This article is more than 11 months oldSecond spy balloon spotted over Latin America, says Pentagon, as Blinken postpones China tripThis article is more than 11 months oldSecretary of state calls the incident in US airspace a ‘clear violation of US sovereignty and international law’
A second Chinese spy balloon was reportedly flying over Latin America, according to the Pentagon, in comments that came as the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, postponed a visit to China after the intrusion of a separate high-altitude Chinese balloon into US airspace. Read More...
