Tributes have been paid to the broadcaster and journalist, Magnus Magnusson, who died yesterday at the age of 77.
He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2006.
Magnus Magnusson was born in Iceland in 1929 but his family moved to Scotland when he was one.
It was as the host of the BBC television show 'Mastermind' that he will be best remembered.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years and four children.
In a statement, his children said: "Magnus was the most generous, steadfast, loving and loved of husbands and fathers. He taught each of us how to live, and in the last few weeks he has taught us how to die. He did both with infinite grace."
Paying tribute to the broadcaster, Mark Thompson, BBC Director-General, said: "For millions of viewers Magnus Magnusson was one of the defining faces and voices of the BBC."
He continued "To the contestants of 'Mastermind', he was a tough but always fair questionmaster, but behind this screen persona there was a family man of tremendous warmth and humanity."
