How do you write an obituary?

Chapter 1

Harry de Quetteville

Former editor of the obituary page at 'The Telegraph', Harry de Quetteville tells us how you go about writing an obituary. Some key concerns: planning ahead, choosing who deserves to grace the page and what you should write about.

Chapter 2

Will Hodgkinson on Bowie

Will Hodgkinson, rock and pop critic for ‘The Times’, talks about how the death of David Bowie has played out differently in the press compared to other notable deaths from last year.