Simon Dee - The Interview

.... with Joan Bakewell (1984?)

[@daysiewaysie]

i loved watching Simon Dee. such a natural in front of camera. r.i.p.

[@pennylaneuk]

RIP Simon. You were one of the people I remember from the 1960's , grew up watching the Dee Time Show.

[@neilmorgan4365]

Simon Dee was Incredible, A Fantastic Talent. Shame the BBC wiped most of his shows,

[@HilaryMG]

Simon you truly were the very best and sad to say that until today I did not know you had passed on :( You WERE the greatest and when you think of the likes of J.Ross and the like on tv today...they are a disgrace and no matter how offensive they are they still keep their job`s and get astonomical salary`s. Where Simon Dee had more talent in his little finger then any of them on tv now. Oh and you were handsome, and cute! Simon R.I.P.

[@peterglynnfilms]

RIP Simon Dee. You were screwed by the establishment :-(

[@fodsaks]

Dee's story is quite astonishing. From having absolutely everything one minute, he was thrown out of TV, the door was locked behind him and then never let him back ever again... Ever.

[@LukeofSmeg]

Goodbye Georges dad you were a nice and funny guy ill miss you RIP

[@0208name]

OMG ! - Simon Dee is now 73. He was good and of course he frightened the establishment of the time. I think the Simon Dee clips I've seen on Utube (so far) all prove that. He played (and many others of course) a part in bringing about change on radio and tv in the 60s that was much needed- We still (UK) need less dumbing down and more intelligent and thought provoking quality radio and television- We cant keep leaving it to the BBC and the odd documentary from across the other tv channels

[@paddy9i99]

He bombed his career big time. He had it all, and threw it away. Thanks Bill Cotton, thanks David Frost. But sadly Simon Dee assisted.

[@finhenti-dodd5279]

That's my grandpa I'm finbar henty dodd

[@JulianGlass]

Did he ever blame himself for his downfall?

[@BuzbyWuzby]

Can't wait for the day that the general public finally tire of 'the talented' Jonathan Ross too! :-P

[@joesmith34]

Mr Fibble Yes agreed. How Jonathan Ross have gone down 1967/8 What about Graham Norton and that Allan Car .

[@0208name]

Well... He does say he's 70 in the The Simon Dee Story - Channel 4 TV (2) clip. The clip is 3 years old ?? Whatever his age he made good radio and tv chat shows. What is real age then ?

[@LukeofSmeg]

He is funny in real life

[@paddy9i99]

Simon Dee left the BBC abruptly, but landed himself a 100000 for a two-year contract with LWT. Simon's slot was after David Frost's, who just happened to be on the management at LWT I believe. I'm not saying Simon was an angel, but eventually Frost and Co. were baying for Simon's blood. He said later that Frost tried to sabotage his show. If only he had seen it coming, but he made some poor decisions and upset the wrong people.

[@LukeofSmeg]

I dont know his real age but I know him he's my friends dad he's about mid 60's

[@HilaryMG]

@kenfig Exactly! just makes you wonder eh....

[@barpypardlo]

Just heard that he's died. Sad

[@northernlad52]

rip... killed by the suits of the bbc

[@edmondscott7444]

Bill Cotton and David Frost ruined him, what a pity as he was very talented.

[@BLTKellys]

Oscar Wilde of the 60s.

[@1948DESMOND]

jonathan Woss is a lower class version of simon dee. but joan blakewell was the thinking man's crumpet when she was younger. obviously, she has aged now, not too badly, not too goodly either!! but she must be about 80. sadly, we cannot all stay young at 80. maybe young at heart, though. and if your brain cells are working well, the rest of you stays young, you see!!

[@ketmaniac]

He was born 28th July 1935, and is therefore 73. He didn't really frighten the establishment. He just annoyed them. He also annoyed me. I was 19 when Dee Time started. It was called that because it used to go out around 6 pm (Dee Time/tea time, geddit?) on a Saturday. It was something to watch while you waited for Doctor Who. His particular trait was to do as much talking as his guests. These days, J. Ross is just as bad, admittedly, but Ross can be funny. Dee never was.

[@colinwatkins5321]

I remember Dee time and he was chatty. But he was also witty and charming, while J Ross is a rude, foul, dullard who never loved anything as much as the sound of J Ross..

[@JulianGlass]

He must have seriously upset some influential people to have been blackballed by an entire industry. That must have been more that just arrogance.

[@LukeofSmeg]

He's not 73

[@Doubleringer]

Joan was hot

[@kipling1957]

Isn't Joan Bakewell pretty!

[@wossisname4540]

Oh, she's more than "pretty" - she's divine; she's alluring. A treat to rest one's eyes upon.

[@kipling1957]

@@wossisname4540 l’m not going to argue.

[@Widmerpool99]

God Joan Bakewell was hot. Still is, IMHO.