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0ur arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift — the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. i am weightless and you could do with losing a little. success has gone to your jowls, russell harty! oh, you're being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i've had a little work done, but... have you? ..not quite as much as some of us here! laughter and applause. no... no, but the thing is, you are still recognisable, that's what i like. l...

But not quite as much as some. i've had a little work done, but not quite as much as some! no... no, but the thing is, you are still recognisable, that's what i like. laughter she was so familiar it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and frocks

The australian comedian barry humphries, best known for his character dame edna everage, has died at the age of 89. he'd been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift — the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. i am weightless and you could d...

For more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i've had a little work done, but... have you? ..not quite as much as some of us here! laughter and applause no... no, but the thing is, you are still recognisable, that's what i like. she was so familiar it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and frocks was a man called barry humphries. he was, offstage, a cultured, art—loving collector of rare books. that's me standing outside... oh, one of the big clocks they've got out there! edna was a character from his student days in australia. when he moved to britain, he began...

Quality of work done, the speed of production and the extent to which it implements his policy and decisions. you can see that the backdrop to the leaderships got style but there are more specific examples and i can take you through. if we can go further into the report to page 43, bear with me, we can see here that overall "i conclude his conduct was on occasion abrasive in the sense of a personal style which is and feels intimidating or insulting to the individual but is not intended to be so." that's key in this report that it could be seen as abrasive and as intimidating but it was clear t...