Lord Lieutenant of Orkney Colonel Macrae and Radio 1 DJ Jimmy Savile, by Phoenix Photography
Today we're marking the sad departure of former Radio DJ and television personality Jimmy Savile by revealing he spent time in Orkney. How much time, and why, I've no idea. Perhaps someone can tell me. I know that the Radio 1 Roadshow visited Stromness some time in the 1970s so perhaps that was the reason.
Not a lot of people know that I have a personal connection with the perma track-suited Savile. Many years ago, when you were probably nothing but a twinkle in your mother's eye, I ran the Glasgow Marathon (1985 possibly). An event was organised on the night before where runners could bloat up on as much pasta as they could force into themselves for extra stamina. While at this event imagine the thrill as I saw Jimmy Savile striding towards me. Unfortunately he hadn't noticed me and, walking straight into me, he muttered sorry" and strode off. Not even a "Now then, now then" or an offer to fix anything. I blame that collision for my pathetic time in the marathon the next day. Perhaps it was some kind of fiendish plan to take out the opposition!
However, I'm not one to hold a grudge so let's mourn the passing of a unique, if slightly odd, man.
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