Sir John Dankworth has died aged 82. Johnny Dankworth, husband of jazz singer Cleo Lane, had a long career in jazz himself, but was best known by television enthusiasts for two startling pieces of music: Rediffusion London's daily opening tune "Widespread World of Rediffusion" (you can read Gavin Sutherland's fascinating article about the tune's construction here) and the theme tune to the Honor Blackman-era of ABC's The Avengers.
Other reports: BBC News; Daily Telegraph obituary; BBC 6music tribute; Wikipedia entry
