Michael Pennington obituary
Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles
David Fairhall obituary
Guardian defence, aviation, shipping and nuclear specialist with a lifelong love of sailing
From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen review – Turkey in the age of Erdoğan
This portrait of everyday life in an Istanbul neighbourhood buffeted by change has far wider relevance
Ruth Lesser obituary
Other lives: Speech therapist who helped the PALPA language assessment tool
‘He needed intensive care and a team of specialists. He got me instead’: an outback doctor on treating patients a long way from help
After working in post-conflict zones, Damien Brown thought he was ready for anything. Then he moved to the Northern Territory, where his 20-bed hospital had to serve an area the size of Norway
Peter Stead obituary
Other lives: Swansea University historian whose attention focused on popular culture and its practitioners
Katherine El-Salahi obituary
Other lives: Activist and publisher specialising in literary and academic works of the global south
Michael Thompson obituary
Anthropologist who studied the values that society applies in making decisions and climber in the first party to ascend the south-west face of Everest
Malcolm Budd obituary
Philosopher of aesthetics who had exceptionally high standards and was kind to students and colleagues
David Malouf, Australian writer whose work spanned the ancient world and 70s Brisbane – obituary
Remembering Babylon was shortlisted for the Booker prize but none of his novels were made into films because, he said, ‘almost nothing happens’
Dame Averil Cameron obituary
Historian whose sparky, innovative Byzantines challenged the stereotype of a stagnant society with nothing new to offer
Lord Skidelsky obituary
Economic historian and politician who was a leading authority on the life and work of John Maynard Keynes
Vernon Katz obituary
Other lives: Scholar of Indian philosophy who assisted the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Brian Rotman obituary
Other lives: Mathematician, cultural theorist and playwright who taught in British and American universities
Rebecca Hall obituary
Other lives: Writer, campaigner and a determined advocate for animals