Sir David Frost has died

To be fair, LWT and TVAM were not great to begin with. He is a great TV presenter, interviewer and producer, as people have said help create many stars and shows alike. But he was not the best at operating Television stations.

Frost's involvement with TV in general and ITV in particular is simply amazing. As an entertainer, a journalist and a business man.

He was involved in bids all three times the ITV franchise system was altered. Could that be said about any other individual or company (excluding incumbents)?

Indeed, but after both stations became established both went on to success and recognition and simply helped ITV the way it has become today, over so many years. Certainly his TV-am Sunday programmes have lived on and set the benchmark for programmes like The Andrew Marr Show.

But so sudden and sad, R.I.P to a broadcasting legend.

A great loss. I believe his first television work was at Anglia prior to TW3 - and then of course the great interview programmes for Rediffusion before the LWT days.

There's a tribute to him on BBC TWO tonight at 10.30.

Was David still actively working - it says he still worked for Al-Jazeera but it's not clear if he did just the occasional one off or if he still did a regular show?

but I agree with the sentiments - a real icon - I remember his interviewing style and shows fondly.

Itv just showed a trailer for the new Through The Keyhole, which I thought was a little surprising as its a format so linked with David Frost, even if he isn't directly involved in the new series

It started last night and Sir David must have agreed to this new version being made considering he's one of the three who own the format.

There was a bit about the show on the Broadcast podcast this week and they said that Leigh Francis ended up having lunch with David Frost about remaking it and he was very supportive.

People on DS are linking his heart attack to the fact the new version went out last night.

I think most people who own a format like that would relish the fact it's getting an affectionate ITV primetime makeover.

Did the podcast mention whether Loyd Grossman's cooking sauces were used in the preparation of the lunch at all?

Yes, they specifically stated that his sauces were not used at any point.

Well, it seemed to catch the Beeb on the hop. I heard the news on Radio 2 at Noon. Nick Higham's
obituary was inaccurate, stated the Nixon interviews were in 1979, in fact they were (I think !) in 1977.

Does rather point to there being nothing prepared in advance.