The Last Word remembers some of the famous people who passed away in the last year.
Actor Alan Arkin
Singer Tony Bennett
Actor Michael Gambon
Steve McKay – guitarist with the UK band Pulp
Comedian, broadcaster and animal rights advocate Paul O’Grady
Singer Astrud Gilberto
Broadcaster Michael Parkinson with Barry Humphries (as Dame Edna Everage)
Andy Rourke – bassist with The Smiths
US politician Henry Kissinger
Singer and actor Harry Belafonte
Former political aid & broadcaster Jerry Springer
Singer Tina Turner
James Reid Sex Pistols guitarist
Poet and Actor Benjamin Zephania
Singer Jane Birkin
Actor Julian Sands
Robbie Robertson from The Band
Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton
Singer Lisa Marie Presley
Actor Mathew Perry
Singer Christy Dignam
Guitarist with the Script Mark Sheehan
Singer Shane MacGowan
and Singer Sinead O’Connor
The Last Word with Matt Cooper