Fritz Spiegl
1926 -2003 by Margot Gosney

Fritz Spiegl, born in Austria on 27th January 1926, died in Liverpool on 23rd March 2003.

Many of you who attended the dinner at the Autumn 2000 BGS meeting, will remember Fritz Spiegl giving the after dinner address. An immensely versatile man, not only did he write widely, contributing to The Guardian, The Independent, The Oldie and Private Eye but over the years was a busy broadcaster in a range of spheres.

One thing that the older members – including me – will remember him for, is the theme tune from Z Cars, an early 1960’s police drama. This record was to sell more than 200,000 copies within a week of its release. Many doctors and allied health professionals will also have bought a copy of his highly informative and entertaining book Sick Notes. He will be missed in Liverpool and I am sure by many people whose lives he touched.