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'''Jimmy Savile''' ([[31 October]] [[1926]]-[[29 October]] [[2011]]) was the host of ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', and thus a participant in ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]''. | '''Jimmy Savile''' ([[31 October]] [[1926]]-[[29 October]] [[2011]]) was the host of ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', and thus a participant in ''[[A Fix with Sontarans]]''. | ||
He was one of the BBC's main personalities — particularly popular in the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. In the autumn of 2012, [[ITV]] journalists broke the news that he was a serial paedophile, and had abused his position as a popular BBC television personality throughout his long career.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/oct/24/jimmy-savile-bbc-story-so-far Rushe, Dominic. "Jimmy Saville and the BBC: the story so far". ''The Guardian''. 24 October 2012.]</ref> | |||
The BBC's response to this revelation, as well as a subsequent act of incompetent journalism related to the Saville investigation, led directly to the resignation of the newly-instaled [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]], [[George Entwistle]]. | The BBC's response to this revelation, as well as a subsequent act of incompetent journalism related to the Saville investigation, led directly to the resignation of the newly-instaled [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]], [[George Entwistle]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 12 November 2012
Jimmy Savile (31 October 1926-29 October 2011) was the host of Jim'll Fix It, and thus a participant in A Fix with Sontarans.
He was one of the BBC's main personalities — particularly popular in the 1970s and 1980s. In the autumn of 2012, ITV journalists broke the news that he was a serial paedophile, and had abused his position as a popular BBC television personality throughout his long career.[1]
The BBC's response to this revelation, as well as a subsequent act of incompetent journalism related to the Saville investigation, led directly to the resignation of the newly-instaled Director-General, George Entwistle.
