Ludovic Kennedy

Sir Ludovic Kennedy FRSL
Kennedy in 1958
Born	Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (1919-11-03)3 November 1919 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	18 October 2009(2009-10-18) (aged 89) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Occupations	Journalist broadcaster political activist author
Political party	Liberal (before 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2001; after 2001)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2001)
Spouse	Moira Shearer ​ ​ (m. 1950; died 2006)​
Children	4

Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy, FRSL (3 November 1919 – 18 October 2009) was a Scottish journalist, broadcaster, humanist and author. As well as his wartime service in the Royal Navy, he is known for presenting many current affairs programmes and for reexamining cases such as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley. He also campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty in the United Kingdom.