For the record - if you read his book, you will see he hates the 'meedja' dressing up of the story more than anyone else. However, he is also intelligent enough (yes, even with that accent and background
) to realise that as an average waged truck mechanic who enjoys racing expensive bikes and playing with expensive toys e.g. the Merlin - he needs to lie back and take the cash every now and then. You either like his style or not but, whatever you think, he is an engineer (fully qualified Motor Mechanic which counts in my book). How many engineers do you see on TV at prime time? Would a media company have managed to fund and sell the Vulcan prog to C4 without a 'face' to front it? I doubt it.