Kenneth Till was a paediatric neurosurgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent on 12 February 1920, the son of Reginald Till, a ceramic designer, and his wife, Grace Adelaide née Smallcombe. He was educated at Poole Grammar School, Dorset, and later at Downing Coll

William Frederic James Harkness was born on 18 March 1955 in Aldershot. He was the son of Jack Harkness, a land agent, and his wife June née Pearce. His parents ran a hotel in Anglesey which he likened to the one in the tv comedy series *Fawlty Towers*. After attending Eton School, he entered the Un