We met him in July 2010 when he was appearing in a comedy at the Blackpool Grand Theatre and had a wonderful hour long chat with him about his career and his philosophy of life.
Apart from his humorous impressions of people like The Beatles and Richard Burton - all of whom he'd worked with many times - the most striking things were his views on the world, typified by: "There's no such thing as them and us - it's just us".
What we thought was really nice was how genuine and unassuming he was. The show organisers had put him in the Imperial Hotel and he had been given the Churchill Suite and was really taken aback by this. He was klike a kid in a sweets shop and showed us all the Churchill related pictures and things on the walls in his lounge. Then, after the interview, he insisted on showing us his bedroom and bathroom as well! A really nice, down to earth chap.
As our own special tribute to Victor Spinetti, we will be broadcasting our 45 minute interview with him in full in our "Best Kept Secrets" radio show on 103.2 Preston FM on Friday evening from 7pm.
You can hear Preston FM on 103.2FM in the local area or worldwide via the internet by going to www.preston.fm and clicking on "listen live".
