In The Frame

Reframing - seeing the positive side of something unpleasant and making it a force for good, instead - is not confined to the surfers of Great Yarmouth who made the most of last week's storm surge. At least one octogenarian has shown he has excellent reframing skills, as well.

Last night Sir Jimmy Savile, an 81-year-old broadcaster and former DJ, was leaving the Queen's Hotel in Leeds after a function when he was mugged by a woman who stole his glasses (as he's well-known for his love of wearing vast amounts of heavy gold jewelery that wouldn't seem to be the most obvious target for a thief, but that was what she went for, just the same!).

You'd imagine most people's reaction would be anger, indignation, shock or fear - but no. Sir Jimmy was delighted.

It reminded him, apparently, of the many times when he was chased by fans in the 1960s, when he was not only a very famous DJ in his own right, but also a friend of Elvis, the Beatles and pretty much everyone who was anyone in the music business at the time. That meant he was the guy that every pop fan in the country was desperate to get to know.

"I thought it was marvelous," he told the bemused police officer taking details of the incident. "I've not been mugged for over 50 years. It was just like old times."

Getting a morale boost out of being mugged? Now, there's some positive reframing!