MA
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
I can only gather that it'd cause offence because (ignoring the fact it was made before this story developed) it's from a time when we still liked respected Rolf Harris, and that probably won't sit comfortably with some people in the same way somebody might say how great a DJ Jimmy Savile was.
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
LL
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
Presenter, then? I can't quite pinpoint what Jimmy Savile was good at besides, well... ruining children's lives.
I can only gather that it'd cause offence because (ignoring the fact it was made before this story developed) it's from a time when we still liked respected Rolf Harris, and that probably won't sit comfortably with some people in the same way somebody might say how great a DJ Jimmy Savile was.
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
Presenter, then? I can't quite pinpoint what Jimmy Savile was good at besides, well... ruining children's lives.
MA
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
Presenter, then? I can't quite pinpoint what Jimmy Savile was good at besides, well... ruining children's lives.
He was nothing more than a talentless con artist, I've thought so for the last 45 years or so, of course if I'd stated that pre October 2012, I'd have had this post removed for daring to criticise a national treasure. Funny old world isn't it ?
I can only gather that it'd cause offence because (ignoring the fact it was made before this story developed) it's from a time when we still liked respected Rolf Harris, and that probably won't sit comfortably with some people in the same way somebody might say how great a DJ Jimmy Savile was.
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
Presenter, then? I can't quite pinpoint what Jimmy Savile was good at besides, well... ruining children's lives.
He was nothing more than a talentless con artist, I've thought so for the last 45 years or so, of course if I'd stated that pre October 2012, I'd have had this post removed for daring to criticise a national treasure. Funny old world isn't it ?
SF
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
Presenter, then? I can't quite pinpoint what Jimmy Savile was good at besides, well... ruining children's lives.
He was nothing more than a talentless con artist, I've thought so for the last 45 years or so, of course if I'd stated that pre October 2012, I'd have had this post removed for daring to criticise a national treasure. Funny old world isn't it ?
He always looked a bit creepy.
I can only gather that it'd cause offence because (ignoring the fact it was made before this story developed) it's from a time when we still liked respected Rolf Harris, and that probably won't sit comfortably with some people in the same way somebody might say how great a DJ Jimmy Savile was.
Savile was a terrible radio presenter, his shows were truly, truly, deeply awful, never mind anything else, quite what the BBC thought they were doing by employing him on Radio 1 is beyond me. Perhaps it was a deal to hand Radio 1's audience over to ILR when he was on !
Presenter, then? I can't quite pinpoint what Jimmy Savile was good at besides, well... ruining children's lives.
He was nothing more than a talentless con artist, I've thought so for the last 45 years or so, of course if I'd stated that pre October 2012, I'd have had this post removed for daring to criticise a national treasure. Funny old world isn't it ?
He always looked a bit creepy.
SP
I've found a couple of comedy pieces from before Savile died, both by radio people, which seem to be alluding to what we now know. Whether these were innocent coincidences or whether his activities were the subject of industry gossip, I make no comment.
Exhibit A (2010) Starts at 9m25s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfp4R1UfVc&t=9m25s
Exhibit B (1986)
http://bit.ly/1rNyeWT (goes to Soundcloud, link shortner used due to swear filter breaking URL)
He was nothing more than a talentless con artist, I've thought so for the last 45 years or so, of course if I'd stated that pre October 2012, I'd have had this post removed for daring to criticise a national treasure. Funny old world isn't it ?
I've found a couple of comedy pieces from before Savile died, both by radio people, which seem to be alluding to what we now know. Whether these were innocent coincidences or whether his activities were the subject of industry gossip, I make no comment.
Exhibit A (2010) Starts at 9m25s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfp4R1UfVc&t=9m25s
Exhibit B (1986)
http://bit.ly/1rNyeWT (goes to Soundcloud, link shortner used due to swear filter breaking URL)
IS
And Jerry Sadowitz of course, who had to withdraw copies of his show from sale because of what he said about Savile:
http://vimeo.com/m/52162279
http://vimeo.com/m/52162279
RS
Rob_Schneider
Now then, now then... 54s in...
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DT
and the band was Showaddywaddy.
It's perhaps worth looking to Mock the Week's (endless) repeats on Dave,
and the band was Showaddywaddy.