Brian Jones: documentary on BBC Two

Brian Jones founded The Rolling Stones, acted as their leader in the band's early days, could play pretty much any instrument, but he got sidelined, developed a drug habit, and drowned in swimming pool of his home, Cotchford Farm, in Sussex on July 3rd, 1969. He was 27. That is the short story. Director Nick Broomfield has made a documentary - The Stones and Brian Jones - that will be aired on the Arena series on BBC Two on May 15 at 9PM. When he was 14 he met Brian on the train: "We chatted about trains, mainly. He told me that he loved trains and the line we were travelling on – the Great Western – was his favourite. I just remember thinking how very middle-class, well spoken, polite and accommodating he was".

Brian Jones: reinvestigating his cause of death

Let's face it. The Rolling Stones never would have happened if it wasn't for Brian Jones. The Stones founder died in 1969 under unclear circumstances. New proof has led to reopening the case.

The death of the Rolling Stones original guitarist Brian Jones is to be reinvestigated by UK police (...) Jones' death by drowning in 1969 was concluded at the time to be caused by drink and drugs, but new evidence from an investigative journalist, Scott Jones, is to be reviewed by Sussex Police to decide whether to officially reopen the case.

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