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John Lennon was shot dead on 8 December 1980 |
Brook was on the scene shortly after the fatal shooting that claimed Lennon's life.
He reported for BBC Radio 4's Today programme, which was the first major British news outlet to report the shocking killing.
In the documentary, One Night In December, a number of celebrities and cultural commentators share their thoughts on the former Beatle.
PAUL MCCARTNEY
Sir Paul McCartney was Lennon's song writing partner in the Beatles |
"It was terrible, it was early in the morning for us and I got a phone call from the manager who said, you know, 'Are you sitting down?'.
Acclaimed by the world's youth as a pop star, he continues to evolve, becoming first a guru and ultimately a saint."He told me and it was just terrible.
"It was a terrible shock because it was the end of an era of friendship for me. "
DAME JUDI DENCH
"It was as much of a shock as hearing that John Kennedy had been assassinated.