Eggheads star Dave Rainford has died. The news was confirmed by the show's host Jeremy Vine. He posted to Twitter : "I'm very sad to hear that one of the Eggheads has died.
Dave “Tremendous Knowledge” Rainford, famous for being banned from pub quiz machines in Manchester, was the best company after a recording: always fun and sociable. "I never saw him angry or ungenerous, not once." Dave was a regular on the BBC tea time quiz show but last year was forced to step down due to an unconfirmed illness.
He then spoke out to fans when they noticed his abscence. Dave tweeted: "Brand new Eggheads starting on Monday. I was still recuperating when these programmes were recorded, but I can promise you that there are some great shows coming up with
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