Editing Alan Whicker (section)

== Death ==

Whicker died on 12 July 2013 from [[bronchial pneumonia]] at his home in [[Jersey]], in the [[Channel Islands]], aged 91.<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="DOB">Some sources, including ''[https://www.thetimes.com/article/globetrotting-broadcaster-alan-whicker-dies-at-91-6bghdzxpz0b The Times]'' and ''[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24098ad0-eaf8-11e2-bfdb-00144feabdc0.html The Financial Times]'', give his age as 91 when he died, based on a date of birth in August 1921.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 July 2013 |title=Broadcaster Alan Whicker dies |url=http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-07-12/broadcaster-alan-whicker-dies/ |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=ITV |quote=Broadcaster Alan Whicker, whose distinguished TV career stretched nearly 60 years, has died at the age of 87 after suffering from bronchial pneumonia, his spokeswoman said}}</ref> Broadcaster [[Michael Parkinson]] stated that Whicker was "a fine journalist and great storyteller", adding: "I can think of no other television reporter before or since who created such a wonderful catalogue of unforgettable programmes."<ref name=bbc/> [[Michael Palin]] said that Whicker was "a great character, a great traveller and an excellent reporter", while travel presenter [[Judith Chalmers]] said he was "an icon for the travel industry".<ref name=bbc/>

Most obituary writers said that Whicker was 87 at the time of his death, based on his entry in ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]'' giving a date of birth in 1925. The ''[[Financial Times]]'' pointed out that his age had been queried, with school records showing his birthdate in August 1921, making him 91 when he died.<ref name="crick_obituary">{{Cite web |last=Crick |first=Margaret |date=12 July 2013 |title=Suave storyteller who made his life an enlightening journey |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24098ad0-eaf8-11e2-bfdb-00144feabdc0.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 July 2013 |work=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref>

In June 2015 it was announced that Whicker's estate would fund, through The Whickers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whickerawards.com/|title=The Whickers|website=The Whickers}}</ref> three annual awards totalling over £100,000 to be awarded to documentary makers, including funding and recognition prizes for audio documentaries.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 June 2015 |title=Alan Whicker awards to fund documentaries |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33038200 |publisher=BBC News |quote=Three prizes totalling £100,000 will be awarded to new film-makers, including one to encourage people aged over 50 to film their first documentary.}}</ref>