Gareth Floyd, who is auctioning more than 1,200 of the storyboard illustrations that he created for the BBC TV show Jackanory, is 80, not 81. And while he grew up in Suffolk, he was born in St Helens, then part of Lancashire (‘I’ll paint you a story about Jackanory’: TV show’s art up for sale, 8 August, page 21).
It was Leeds United who won the FA Cup in 1972, while Derby County were league champions, not the other way around, as an article said (Sparky Leicester take great memories from an entirely forgettable encounter, 8 August, Sport, page 16, later editions).
Homophone corner: “... constantly predicting catastrophe and then backpeddling when the worst numbers don’t materialise.” (In defence of those Covid experts?, 8 August, page 43).
Other recently amended articles include:
Macron tells critics: vaccine passport will protect all our freedoms
Sea, sand and subversive art: can Bournemouth be reborn as a culture hub?
US finds its own way to top the medal table at Tokyo Olympics
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