Alan Yentob, the former BBC executive and TV presenter, has died at the age of 78, his family has announced.
A statement from his family, released by the BBC, said Yentob died on Saturday.
His wife, Philippa Walker, said: “For Jacob, Bella and I every day with Alan held the promise of something unexpected. Our life was exciting, he was exciting.
“He was curious, funny, annoying, late and creative in every cell of his body. But more than that, he was the kindest of men and a profoundly moral man. He leaves in his wake a trail of love a mile wide.”
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