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How prescient of him.
Right. The clip was made in the early 80's; great foresight!
Wow Rikki died in 2004!. Loved Him in Scotch andWry!.
I must admit that I'd not heard of him before; I came across this by chance.
Jimmy Saville doing the Age of the Train ads for BR.
A well deserved face-full.
BR heard some rumours about him and pulled the ads. That was in about 1983. Everyone was too scared to follow them up because he was treated as some kind of god.
I recently heard Tony Blackburn saying that everyone at Radio 1 and BBC 1 hated him.
Everyone has known about Jimmy Saville since the beginning. That is why they all feel guilty about not blowing the whistle.
I had certainly heard about his visits to some children's home in either Jersey or Guernsey, way before the press stated mentioning it.
How prescient of him.
ReplyDeleteRight. The clip was made in the early 80's; great foresight!
DeleteWow Rikki died in 2004!. Loved Him in Scotch and
ReplyDeleteWry!.
I must admit that I'd not heard of him before; I came across this by chance.
DeleteJimmy Saville doing the Age of the Train ads for BR.
ReplyDeleteA well deserved face-full.
DeleteBR heard some rumours about him and pulled the ads. That was in about 1983. Everyone was too scared to follow them up because he was treated as some kind of god.
DeleteI recently heard Tony Blackburn saying that everyone at Radio 1 and BBC 1 hated him.
DeleteEveryone has known about Jimmy Saville since the beginning. That is why they all feel guilty about not blowing the whistle.
ReplyDeleteI had certainly heard about his visits to some children's home in either Jersey or Guernsey, way before the press stated mentioning it.
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