Writer Clement Freud dies aged 84

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   Broadcaster and former Liberal MP Sir Clement Freud has died aged 84.
   
   A statement from his family said Sir Clement had died on Wednesday evening at his London home.
   
   He is survived by his wife of 59 years, the actress Jill Freud, five children and 17 grandchildren. His funeral will be held next week.
   
   A grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, Sir Clement had a varied career as a cookery expert, press columnist and radio game show contestant.
   
   Renowned for his lugubrious expression and mournful voice, he was a regular panellist on the BBC's Just a Minute for more than 30 years.
   
   
   Comedian Tony Hawks, another regular on the long-running Radio 4 show, remembered him being a "formidable" character.
   
   "I had listened to the show as a boy, so meeting him was like meeting a hero," he told BBC Breakfast.
   
   "You always knew he would be a challenging performer. Through his great intellect he'd always bring out the best in you."
   
   Writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry has also paid tribute, remembering Sir Clement as an "immensely generous, benevolent and charming man".
   
   "My favourite memory is of him in full flow on Just a Minute, still able to trip up people a quarter of his age," he told Radio 4's Today programme.

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