Editing Humphrey Lyttelton (section)

==Illness and death==
On 18 April 2008, [[Jon Naismith]], the producer of ''I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue'', announced the cancellation of the spring series due to Lyttelton's hospitalisation to repair an [[aortic aneurysm]]. [[Rob Brydon]] and others were asked to deputise for Lyttelton during the tour shows, but Lyttelton postponed his operation and managed to perform on all but the last night. A further email on 21 April 2008 reported that the BBC were "unclear precisely how long Humph's recovery period will be" but Lyttelton was "otherwise fine and in very good spirits".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360347.stm | title= Lyttelton show pulled for surgery | work=BBC News | date=22 April 2008 | access-date=26 April 2008 }}</ref>

On 22 April 2008, Lyttelton and the ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' team were booked to appear in the stage version of the programme at the [[Pavilion Theatre (Bournemouth)|Pavilion Theatre]], [[Bournemouth]]. Because of his illness, his place was taken by [[Rob Brydon]], but a pre-recorded message from Lyttelton was played to the audience ("I'm sorry I can't be with you today as I am in hospital&nbsp;— I wish I'd thought of this sooner!"). The panellists on that night were [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], [[Graeme Garden]], [[Barry Cryer]] and [[Jeremy Hardy]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Barry|last=Cryer|author-link=Barry Cryer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/27/bbc.radio|title=He was the hub of the show, the urbane man surrounded by idiots—'I'm Sorry' panellist celebrates a friend and 'man of style'|work=[[The Observer]]|date=27 April 2008|access-date=28 April 2008}}</ref>

Lyttelton died following his surgery on 25 April 2008, with his family around him.<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web | url=http://www.humphreylyttelton.com/ | title=Humphrey Lyttelton | date=25 April 2008 | access-date=25 April 2008 | archive-date=9 February 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209212511/http://www.humphreylyttelton.com/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="bbcnews">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7367385.stm | title=Jazz legend Lyttelton dies at 86 | work=BBC News | date=25 April 2008 | access-date=25 April 2008 }}</ref> After his death was reported, members of the public began leaving flowers at [[Mornington Crescent station]]. [[BBC Radio 4]] broadcast a 1995 episode of ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' as a tribute on Sunday 27 April, and a retrospective programme presented by [[Kenneth Clarke]] on Wednesday 30 April 2008. Radio 4 celebrated ''Humphrey Lyttelton Day'' on Sunday 15 June 2008, including a new profile of ''ISIHAC'' by [[Stephen Fry]] called ''Chairman Humph&nbsp;— A Tribute''.<ref name="officialsite" />

After his death, the controller of Radio 4, [[Mark Damazer]], said: "He's just a colossally good broadcaster and possessed of this fantastic sense of timing.&nbsp;... It's a very, very sad day but we should celebrate and be very grateful for how much he did for Radio 4, really terrific."<ref name=bbcnews />

Responding to news of Lyttelton's death, [[Radiohead]] guitarist [[Jonny Greenwood]] wrote on the band's website: "We were all sorry to hear of Humphrey Lyttelton's death&nbsp;— he was an inspiring person to record with, and without his direction, we'd never have recorded/released 'Life in a Glasshouse'. So go and find '[[Bad Penny Blues]]', and celebrate his life with some hot jazz."<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jonny |last=Greenwood |title=Humph |date=28 April 2008 |publisher=[[Radiohead]] |url=http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=366 |work=Dead Air Space |access-date=30 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502150445/http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=366 |archive-date=2 May 2008 }}</ref>

Lyttelton is survived by his four children: a daughter from his first marriage to Pat Braithwaite, and two sons and a daughter from his second marriage to Jill Richardson. Richardson, to whom he had been married since 1952, predeceased him in 2006. His [[Humanism|Humanist]] funeral took place on 6 May 2008 at the St Marylebone Crematorium (which shares grounds with [[East Finchley Cemetery]]) in [[East Finchley]], north London.<ref name="Roberts2010">{{cite book|author=Jem Roberts|title=The Fully Authorised History of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: The Clue Bible from Footlights to Mornington Crescent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phnzB6B7oqcC|date=9 February 2010|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-1-84809-132-0}}</ref> Lyttelton regarded himself as a Humanist.<ref name="Lyttelton2012">{{cite book|author=Humphrey Lyttelton|title=It Just Occurred to Me?: The Reminiscences & Thoughts of Chairman Humph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saW_CAAAQBAJ|date=31 October 2012|publisher=Pavilion Books|isbn=978-1-909396-05-0}}</ref>

On 25 April 2010, two years after Lyttelton's death, a celebratory concert entitled "Humphrey Lyttelton&nbsp;— A Celebration Concert" was held at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] to celebrate his life, works and contribution to music. Singer [[Elkie Brooks]] and many prominent British jazz musicians appeared at the concert, along with panellists from ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. The event was organised and hosted by his son Stephen Lyttelton, who is also the founder and Chairman of [[The Humph Trust]], an organisation set up after his death to support young up and coming jazz musicians and to provide sponsorship and support.

The event was opened by the 2010 winner of the Humphrey Lyttelton Royal Academy of Music Jazz Award, Tom Walsh, who played [[Horace Silver]]'s "[[Song for My Father (composition)|Song for my Father]]" with his quintet from the Royal Academy of Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehumphtrust.org/|title=The Humph Trust|year=2010|access-date=28 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623192822/http://thehumphtrust.org/|archive-date=23 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humphreylyttelton.com/|title=Humphrey Lyttelton Celebration Concert.|work=Humphrey Lyttelton|access-date=28 April 2010|archive-date=9 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209212511/http://www.humphreylyttelton.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Lyttelton Arms pub, opposite Mornington Crescent station in Camden, is named after Lyttelton. It was formerly named The Southampton Arms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelytteltonarmscamden.co.uk/venue|title=Party & Group Bookings|website=The Lyttelton Arms|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>