Talking of the sixties??

[puddicat]

I know that simon dee got the boot for some reason,what happened and anyone know what he is doing now,by the way a child in the sixties!!!

[bensmum]

I think he was a victim of believing his own publicity and was a bit too egotistical for the BBC at the time. Reminds me of Jonathan Ross now!

[Ethel]

Or is this the reason?

"Dee later believed that there was an Establishment plot against him, as he was openly opposed to the then Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Recently released government files show that he was indeed being monitored by the Secret Service."

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/12366 14/

[VHG]

I am old enough to remember watching simon Dee on TV in the 1960s.

I remember one live show when he had George Lazenby on (who has just played James Bond after Sean Connery stopped making them).

Simon Dee obviously had a rough "script" planned of what they were going to talk about, but George Lazenby started talking about the assasination of JFK and how Simon Dee should campaign to help solve it.

Simon Dee was totally flummoxed and handled it very badly, showing his lack of TV experience.

Not sure if this was the begining of the end, but I remember being amazed while watching it and how Simon Dee just could not handle it.

The interview is mentioned here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Dee

[puddicat]

thanks vhg very informative,omg he is now 73!!!