10 times people were proved spectacularly wrong on live television

On Thursday night former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown vowed to eat his hat if a gloomy exit poll about his party's chances in the general election was proved right.

Alas, it was actually over-optimistic about the number of seats the oarty would retain, and Ashdown eventually agreed to eat a hat made out of chocolate.

Here are some other examples of people being proved very, very wrong on live television.

Here are 10 of the best:

1. Michael Fish's last weather forecast before the Great Storm of 1987