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I can’t believe that Ken Campbell is dead, or that he was only 66. But it says so in his obituary, so it must be true.

I saw two of his live performances, one-man shows… one in Deptford and another in a tent on Blackheath. Both were wonderful. He was a master of surreal storytelling, he had the audience in the palm of his hands on both occasions.

I also remember a story that he almost halted recording of the second radio series of The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy because he was unable to deliver the line “Marvin’s got Poodoo” (or similar) without collapsing in laughter. Douglas Adams - who wrote it - and Geoffrey Perkins - who produced it - are dead too. Sad sad sad.