Re: R.I.P. Sid Waddell : Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:09 am  

"When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer… Bristow's only 27."

Re: R.I.P. Sid Waddell : Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:42 pm  

I've just watched the tribute to him on Sky Sports.
His final interview, with the Grim Reaper hiding just outside the living room door. Got very emotional when talking about his tough upbringing in a north-east pit village.

Have seen several of these interviews over the years, ( Dennis Potter, Christopher HItchens, etc ) were the interviewee is terminally ill, and they make for fairly refreshing and revealing television.