TV producer Steve Hewlett

Steve Hewlett’s instinct for a story established him first as a journalist and media commentator and then as the narrator of his own journey through terminal illness.

While he was best known to the public for his TV appearances and presence on the radio, he had a long career behind the scenes as an award-winning editor and respected producer.

He was the editor of the BBC’s Panorama when Diana, Princess of Wales, gave her famous interview to Martin Bashir in 1995, which was watched by 23 million people.

Hewlett married his partner Rachel in hospital this month after being told he may only have weeks to live and his treatment for cancer of the oesophagus could not continue.