In pictures: Frost's 50-year career
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Sir David Frost, pictured in 1963, first came to national attention as host of the BBC's pioneering satirical programme That Was The Week That Was.
TW3 caught the wave of the satire boom in the 60s, attracting a regular audience of around 12 million.
Sir David was as comfortable interviewing celebrities as statesmen and politicians. Stars such as actress Lucille Ball appeared on his Frost Over America show, which ran from 1970-72.
Sir David Frost conducted 28 hours of interviews with former US President Richard Nixon for the series of four programmes which aired in 1977.
Sir David was a presenter and shareholder of TV-am, along with Robert Kee, Anna Ford, Angela Rippon and Michael Parkinson, when it launched in 1983.
A new generation of TV viewers came to know Sir David for ITV game show Through The Keyhole, which he presented with Loyd Grossman.
Throughout his career, Sir David was well known for his set piece interviews with statesmen and politicians, including US President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was one of several global figures to be interviewed by Sir David on the Breakfast With Frost sofa, on this occasion in 2001.
Actor Michael Sheen portrayed Sir David in the Oscar nominated 2008 film Frost/Nixon, which told the story behind the 1977 Nixon interviews.
Sir David went to Buckingham Palace to receive his knighthood in 1993, with his wife Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard and sons George, Wilfred and Miles.