Presumably far more footage about the West Pier, because it is no longer there and therefore many people not native to the area didn't know it existed or know very little about it, whereas the Palace Pier, in my opinion at least, is probably given far too much attention by programme makers who...
Well fortunately most of us won't have the opportunity to meet him, so it's only how he comes across on tv that counts. What he is like in real life is largely irrelevant.