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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 [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]'s main personalities — particularly popular in the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. In the autumn of [[2012]], a year after his death, [[ITV]] [[journalist]]s broke the news that he was a serial | He was one of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]'s main personalities — particularly popular in the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]]. In the autumn of [[2012]], a year after his death, [[ITV]] [[journalist]]s 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-installed [[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-installed [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]], [[George Entwistle]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:23, 13 May 2013
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, a year after his death, 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-installed Director-General, George Entwistle.
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