1999: TV presenter Gyles Brandreth feels responsible for Rod Hull's death after encouraging him to climb a roof to fix a TV aerial.

Gyles Brandreth, a TV presenter and former MP, has revealed he feels responsible for the death of legendary entertainer Rod Hull. In 1999, Hull tragically died after falling from the roof of his home while attempting to adjust his television aerial. Brandreth, who was friends with Hull, says he encouraged him to get a ladder and climb the roof to fix the issue. He has since expressed feelings of guilt over his friend's death.