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| caption     = Savile in 2006
| birth_name  = James Wilson Vincent Savile
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| birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2011|10|29|1926|10|31|mf=y}}
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| death_cause = Heart failure
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| known_for   = ''[[Jim'll Fix It]], [[Top of the Pops]]''
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'''Sir James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] (31 October 1926 -  29 October 2011) was an English [[DJ]], actor and media personality, best known for his [[BBC]] [[television show]] ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC chart show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. He was also known for his philanthropy and support of various charities and fundraising efforts.  He died aged 84 on Saturday 29 October 2011.<ref>http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16099015</ref>

==Early life==
Savile was born in [[Leeds]], the youngest of seven children, including Mary, Marjory, Vincent, John, Joan, and Christina Savile, born to Agnes Monica (Kelly) and Vincent Joseph Marie Savile, a [[bookmaker]]'s clerk and insurance agent.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/17/nosplit/ftwdet17.xml
|title=Family detective: Jimmy Savile – Telegraph |publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk |accessdate=2008-07-28 | location=London | first=Nick | last=Barratt | date=2007-03-17}}</ref> He was a [[Bevin Boy]], conscripted during World War II to work as a coal miner. Having started playing records in dance halls in the early 1940s, Savile claims to be the first ever [[DJ]]; according to his autobiography, the first person to use [[two turntables and a microphone]], which he did at the Grand Records Ball at the Guardbridge Hotel in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2004/apr/20/guesteditors2|title=Harland Miller on Jimmy Savile: inventor of hip-hop style|publisher=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=2008-07-28|last=Miller|first=Harland|location=London|date=2004-04-27}}</ref> Savile is widely acknowledged as being one of the first in England and the world to use twin turntables for continuous play of music, thus pioneering the concept of DJing as we know it today,<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php|title=DJ Awards-History|publisher=www.djawards.com|accessdate=2008-07-28|last=Brewster|first=Bill|coauthors=Frank Browghton |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080323111406/http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-23}}</ref> though this claim has been disputed: twin turntables were illustrated in the [[BBC]] Handbook in 1929, and were advertised for sale in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine as early as 1931.<ref>{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Paul|title=The Radio Companion|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=79IaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Savile%27s+claim+was+disputed%22|accessdate=2011-07-03|year=1991|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0246136480|page=198}}</ref>

Savile later lived in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] and worked as manager of the Plaza Ballroom in Oxford Road, [[Manchester]] in the mid-fifties. He lived in Great Clowes Street in [[Higher Broughton]], Salford and was often seen sitting on his front door steps.  He also managed the Mecca Locarno ballroom in Leeds around the late 1950s and early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/jimmy-savile |title=Jimmy Savile |publisher=DJHistory.com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> Mecca also owned the Palais, a dance hall in [[Ilford]], Essex and Savile did a stint as manager there between 1955 and 1956. His Monday evening records-only dance sessions (admission one shilling) were a huge favourite with local teens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/content/redbridge/recorder/IlfordPalais/IlfordPalais.aspx |title=Ilford Recorder Ilford Palais |publisher=Ilfordrecorder.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> Savile was a [[Porter (carrier)|hospital porter]] at [[Broadmoor Hospital]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retiredmagazines.co.uk/Celebrities/celebs-jimmysaville.html|title=Jim's Fix has been to|last=Smith|first=Graham|work=Retired Magazine|accessdate=1 August 2011}}</ref> and Leeds General Infirmary and became a semi-professional sportsman, competing in the 1951 [[Tour of Britain]] [[road bicycle racing|cycle race]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A22368558 | title = Tour of Britain's long ride for respect | date = 4 May 2007 | accessdate = 2008-12-18}}</ref> and working as a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He has said {{quote|"If you look at the athletics of it, I've done over 300&nbsp;professional bike races, 212&nbsp;marathons and 107&nbsp;pro fights." He proudly announces that he lost 35 of his first 35&nbsp;fights. "No wrestler wanted to go back home and say a long-haired disc jockey had put him down. So from start to finish I got a good hiding. I've broken every bone in my body. I loved it."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,178381,00.html | title = In bed with Jimmy | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = 11 April 2000 | accessdate = 2008-12-18 | location=London}}</ref>}}

== Television career ==

In 1960 he presented [[Tyne Tees Television]]'s music programme ''[[Young at Heart (1960 TV series)|Young at Heart]]''. Although the show was  broadcast in black and white, Savile dyed his hair a different colour every week.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sixties Pop and Music Television 1960–64 |work=Sixties City |url=http://www.sixtiescity.com/PopTV/PopTV6064.shtm |accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref>
[[File:Jimmy savile.jpg|thumb|right|Jimmy Savile presenting "Top of The Pops" in 1964.]] 
On [[New Year's Day]], 1964, he presented the first edition of British [[UK Singles Chart|music chart]] [[television program]]me ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' from a television studio – a converted church – in Dickenson Road [[Rusholme]], [[Manchester]] (now demolished). On 30 July 2006 he also co-hosted the final edition, ending the show with the words "It's number one, it's still ''[[Top of the Pops]]''", before being shown turning off the studio lights after the closing credits. On 31 December 1969, Savile hosted the [[BBC]]/[[ZDF]] co-production ''[[Pop Go The Sixties]]'', shown across Western Europe, celebrating the hits of the 1960s. He presented the television programme ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' from 1975 to 1994. During the early 1960s he co-hosted (with [[Pete Murray (disc jockey)|Pete Murray]]) ''[[New Musical Express]]'' Poll Winners' Concert, annually held at [[Empire Pool]], Wembley, with acts such as [[The Beatles]], [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]] And the Bruvvers, [[The Who]], and many others. These were filmed and recorded and later broadcast on television.

He is also remembered for fronting a long running series of advertisements in the early 1980s for [[British Rail]]'s [[High Speed Train|InterCity 125]] (in which he declared "This is the age of the train") and a series of [[Public Information Film]]s promoting road safety, notably "[[Clunk Click Every Trip]]" which was about wearing seatbelts, the clunk representing the sound of the door and the click the sound of the seatbelt fastening. This led to Savile's hosting his own Saturday night chat/variety show on [[BBC1]] from 1973 entitled ''[[Clunk, Click]]'', which in 1974 featured the UK heats for the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'' featuring [[Olivia Newton-John]]. After two series, the show was replaced by ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]''.

He was featured on ''[[This Is Your Life]]'' twice. His second appearance was a result of the production team's being unaware of his previous appearance. He was interviewed by Dr. [[Anthony Clare]] for the radio series ''[[In the psychiatrist's chair]]'' and also appeared in a [[Louis Theroux]] [[When Louis Met…|documentary]].

Savile visited the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house on 14 January and 15 January 2006. During these visits he "fixed it" for some of the housemates to receive their wish; for example, [[Pete Burns]] received a message from his [[significant other]] and friend while [[Dennis Rodman]] was able to trade Savile's offering for a supply of cigarettes for other housemates.

In 2007 Savile returned to television with ''Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again'', in which he shows some of the most popular 'fixits' ever, recreating them with the same people, as well as making new dreams come true.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a38658/uktv-brings-back-jimll-fix-it.html|title=UKTV brings back 'Jim'll Fix It'|last=Oatts|first=Joanne|date=26 October 2006|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref>

== Radio career ==

Savile started his radio career working as a [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]] DJ from 1958 to 1967.

In 1968 he joined [[BBC Radio 1]], where he initially presented ''Savile's Travels'' and the discussion show ''Speakeasy''. His best-remembered contribution to Radio 1, however, is the Sunday lunchtime show ''Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club'', where entire top tens from years gone by were played. This was the very first show to feature old charts. Over a period of time, you could hear every record that ever made the BBC Charts. It began in 1973 (initially called ''The Double Top Ten Show'') and ended in 1987 as (''The Triple Top Ten Show'') at which point he left Radio 1 after 19 years. Although, he could be heard presenting (''The Vintage Chart Show'') on BBC World Service between March 1987 to October 1989 playing top tens from 1957–87.

From March 1989 to August 1997 he was heard on various stations around the UK (mostly taking the [[Oldies|Gold]] format, such as the West Midlands' [[Xtra AM]] and the original [[Classic Gold]] network in Yorkshire) where he revived his Radio 1 shows.

In 1994, satirist [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] gave a [[List of premature obituaries|fake obituary]] on BBC Radio 1 (as a joke), saying that Savile had collapsed and died, which allegedly drew threats of legal action from Savile and forced an apology from Morris.

On 25 December 2005, and 1 January 2007, Savile presented shows on the [[Real Radio]] network. The Christmas 2005 show counted down the festive Top 10s of 10, 20 and 30 years previously, while the New Year 2007 show (also taken by [[Century FM|Century Radio]] following its acquisition by [[GMG Radio|GMG]]) featured Savile recounting anecdotes from his past and playing associated records, mostly from the 1960s although some were from the 1970s.

== Catchphrases and appearance ==
Savile's catchphrases include "How's about that, then?", "Now then, now then, now then", "Goodness gracious", "as it happens" (pronounced "as it 'appens") and "Guys and gals". Savile has frequently been [[Parody|spoofed]] for his distinctive appearance, which almost always consists of a track suit or shell suit, along with gold jewellery. A range of licensed [[fancy dress]] costumes were released with his consent in 2009. Savile is also very well known as a heavy [[cigar]] smoker, and often smokes them for the public eye.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Armouries-fix-it-for-Sir.5277388.jp | title = 'Ow's about that, then?  | publisher = Yorkshire Post | accessdate = 2010-04-08}}</ref> 
He also has a bench in memory of himself with the words 'Jimmy Savile – but not just yet!' engraved on it, in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], [[North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.scarborough-in-pictures.co.uk/JimmySavile.htm | title = Jimmy Savile's famous bench in Scarborough | publisher = Scarborough In Pictures | accessdate = 2008-07-28 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080605140712/http://www.scarborough-in-pictures.co.uk/JimmySavile.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-05}}</ref>

He is a member of [[Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4101494.stm |title= Meeting of Mensa minds in Wales |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2010-09-17 | date=2005-06-17}}</ref>

He was named as one of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' "Top 40 most eccentric TV presenters of all time" in July 2004. A bachelor, Savile lived with his mother (whom he refers to as "The Duchess") and has kept her bedroom and wardrobe exactly as it was when she died. Every year he has her clothes dry cleaned.

Savile is a member of the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and drives a [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls-Royce]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}; when he became successful he acquired a pink Rolls-Royce and at one time his personalised car registration plate was ''HIS 1''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}

In November 2007 Savile was [[robbery|mugged]] by a fan who made off with his glasses whilst in a Leeds hotel. According to Savile, he was walking down a corridor of the Queens Hotel at around midnight after attending a function at the hotel when he became aware of a woman walking beside him. He assumed the woman was going to hug him but she instead reached for his glasses before sprinting off down the corridor. He later said "I thought it was marvellous, it was just like old times!". Savile has promised his 'assailant' a box of chocolates for  giving him a "'1960s thrill in 2007".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7097061.stm|title=Sir Jimmy robbed of his glasses |publisher=BBC |work=BBC News Online|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref>

He has a long association with the [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]] area of [[Scotland]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} and ran part of the [http://www.bennevisrace.co.uk/index.html Ben Nevis Race] course several times in his younger days.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} He has had a house in [[Glen Coe]] for some years and lives there part of the time. He has been Honorary [[Chiefs of the Name|Chieftain]] of the [http://www.lochaber.com/highlandgames/lochaber.htm Lochaber Highland Games] for 35 years and most years {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} led the [[pipe band]] through Fort William to the Games. {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He could not do the final Top of the Pops live because of his commitment to the Lochaber Highland Games so it was recorded in the previous week. {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He announced his retirement from the honorary post at the games on 29 July 2006 but said he will continue as a "Special Friend" of the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149235&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149218&contentPK=15028090&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |title=Sir Jimmy retires from Highland Games |publisher=Thisisnorthscotland.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref>

Savile was interviewed by the [[BBC]] on 20 November 2008 when he was asked about the return of the programme ''[[Top of The Pops]]'', which is being revived for a Christmas comeback, to which he said he would welcome a "cameo role" on the programme.
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7739589.stm BBC interview]

== Honours ==

* In 1971 he was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45554  |date= 31 December 1971 |startpage= 12 |endpage= |supp= yes |accessdate= 26 November 2010 }}</ref> which he always subsequently appended to his signature.
* Awarded honorary Commando Green Beret by the [[Royal Marines]] in the 1970s for being one of only two civilians to complete the Royal Marine Commando speed march, 30 miles across Dartmoor carrying 30&nbsp;lb of kit.<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2009/07/13/runners-for-charlotte-take-on-30-mile-marine-challenge/|title=Runners for Charlotte take on 30-mile Marine challenge |publisher=The Guernsey Press |date=2009-07-13|accessdate=2010-06-11}}</ref> The other civilian was former [[Blue Peter]] presenter [[Gethin Jones]].
* In 1990 he was knighted for his services in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52173 |date= 15 June 1990 |startpage= 2 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate= 26 November 2010 }}</ref> The same year he was honoured<br> with a papal knighthood from the [[Roman Catholic Church|Vatican]] making him a [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|Knight Commander of Saint Gregory the Great]] (KCSG).
* He holds an honorary [[Doctor of laws|doctorate of law]] (LLD) from [[University of Leeds|Leeds University]].
* He is an Honorary fellow of the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] (FRCR).
* He is a [[Knights Hospitaller|Knight of Malta]].
* He is a Freeman of the [[Scarborough (borough)|Borough of Scarborough]]

== Charitable works ==
One of the [[United Kingdom]]'s most recognisable personalities, aside from his TV and radio work, Savile has carried out a considerable amount of charity work (although he never talks about it), including raising money for the [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] where he worked for many years as a volunteer porter. He raised money for the Spinal Unit, NSIC. (National Spinal Injuries Center). Savile raised money for St Francis Ward - a ward for children and teens with Spinal Cord Injuries.  For years, he was the honorary president of [[Phab]] (a charity dedicated to the integration of the Physically Handicapped in the Able Bodied community) and has helped raise over £40,000,000.<ref>'Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: "When Louie met Jimmy"', BBC documentary, 13 April 2000</ref>

He also sponsors medical students at the [[University of Leeds]] to perform undergraduate research in the [[Leeds Undergraduate Research Program|LURE]], donating over £60,000 every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/494/jimmy_savile_gives_young_medics_a_helping_hand |title=Jimmy Savile gives young medics a helping hand - University of Leeds |publisher=www.leeds.ac.uk |accessdate=2010-12-18 }}</ref> In 2010 the scheme was extended with a commitment of £500,000 over the following five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Sir-Jimmys-500000-for-Leeds.6658890.jp |title=Sir Jimmy's £500,000 for Leeds trainee doctors - Yorkshire Evening Post |publisher=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk |accessdate=2010-12-18 }}</ref>

Savile is also well known for running marathons (many of them again for Phab, including their annual [[half marathon]] around [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]). He completed the [[London Marathon]] in 2005.

==Works==
; Books:
* Jimmy Savile, ''As it happens'', ISBN 0-214-20056-6, Barrie & Jenkins 1974 (autobiography)
* Jimmy Savile, ''Love is an Uphill Thing'', ISBN 0-340-19925-3, Coronet 1976 (softback edition of ''As it Happens'')
* Jimmy Savile, ''God'll Fix It'', ISBN 0-264-66457-4, Mowbray, Oxford 1979

; Recordings:
* 1962, "[[Ahab the Arab]]" with [[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole and the Tremeloes]].  Decca, F11493 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundsofthe60s.com/html/artistes/poolebrian.htm|title=Sounds Of The 60s|publisher=www.soundsofthe60s.com |accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rocknrollbritain.com/Brian%20Poole%20Interview.htm |title=Brian Poole Interview | publisher = Rock N' Roll Britain | accessdate = 2008-07-28 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|name=Jimmy Savile|id=0767675}}
* [http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/jimmy_savile_page.htm Jimmy Savile Biography and Radio 1 audio clips at Radio Rewind]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4669540.stm BBC article about the "Clunk Click Every Trip" safety belt advert featuring Jimmy Savile, including video of the advert]
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'''Sir James Wilson Vincent <!-- No need to put 'Jimmy' here as it is obvious -->Savile''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an [[English people|English]] disc jockey, television presenter and media personality, best known for his [[BBC]] television show ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC [[Record chart|music chart]] show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. He was also known for his fundraising and support of various charities, particularly [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]]. He was widely described as a [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]] and was honoured for his efforts.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anthea Lipsett |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jul/14/medical-research-funding-jimmy-savile |title='Jim Fixes it for medical students The Guardian 14&nbsp;July&nbsp;2009 |publisher=Guardian |date= 14 July 2009|accessdate=30 October 2011 |location=London}}</ref><ref>Paul Taylor, ''Popular Music Since 1955: A Critical Guide To The Literature'' (Mansell Pub., 1985). ISBN 0-7201-1727-5</ref>

==Early life==
Savile was born in [[Leeds]], the youngest of seven children (Mary, Marjory, Vincent, John, Joan, Christina and James) born to Agnes Monica ([[née]] Kelly) and Vincent Joseph Marie Savile, a [[bookmaker]]'s clerk and insurance agent.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/17/nosplit/ftwdet17.xml
|title=Family detective: Jimmy Savile – Telegraph |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |accessdate=28 July 2008  | first=Nick | last=Barratt | date=17 March 2007}}</ref>  Savile almost died of pneumonia at the age of five months.

He was a [[Bevin Boy]], conscripted during World War II to work as a coal miner at 
[[South Kirkby and Moorthorpe|South Kirkby]] Colliery, West Yorkshire, England. He suffered serious spinal injuries in a mine explosion and spent a long period in recuperation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/arts/television/jimmy-savile-tv-personality-dies-at-84.html|title=Jimmy Savile, TV Personality, Dies at 84|work=The New York Times |location=New York|accessdate=13 November 2011|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=2 November 2011}}</ref> Having started playing records in dance halls in the early 1940s, Savile claimed to be the first ever [[disc jockey]]. According to his autobiography, he was the first person to use [[two turntables and a microphone]], at the Grand Records Ball at the Guardbridge Hotel in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2004/apr/20/guesteditors2|title=Harland Miller on Jimmy Savile: inventor of hip-hop style|work=The Guardian |location=London |accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Miller|first=Harland|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> Savile is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of twin turntables for continuous play of music,<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php|title=DJ Awards-History|publisher=djawards.com|accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Brewster|first=Bill|coauthors=Frank Browghton |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080323111406/http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 23 March 2008}}</ref> though his claim has been disputed. (Twin turntables had been illustrated in the [[BBC]] Handbook in 1929 and were advertised for sale in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine in 1931.<ref>{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Paul|title=The Radio Companion|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=79IaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Savile%27s+claim+was+disputed%22|accessdate=3 July 2011|year=1991|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-246-13648-0|page=198}}</ref>)

He became a semi-professional sportsman, competing in the 1951 [[Tour of Britain]] [[road bicycle racing|cycle race]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A22368558 | title = Tour of Britain's long ride for respect | date = 4 May 2007 | accessdate =18 December 2008}}</ref> and working as a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8857428/Sir-Jimmy-Savile.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Sir Jimmy Savile | date=29 October 2011}}</ref> He said: {{quote|If you look at the athletics of it, I've done over 300&nbsp;professional bike races, 212&nbsp;[[marathon]]s and 107&nbsp;pro fights. [He proudly announces that he lost all of his first 35&nbsp;fights.] No wrestler wanted to go back home and say a long-haired disc jockey had put him down. So from start to finish I got a good hiding. I've broken every bone in my body. I loved it.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,178381,00.html | title = In bed with Jimmy |work=The Guardian |location=London | date = 11 April 2000 | accessdate =18 December 2008 }}</ref>}}

Savile later lived in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]], and worked as manager of the Plaza Ballroom in Oxford Road, [[Manchester]], in the mid-fifties. He lived in Great Clowes Street in [[Higher Broughton]], Salford, and was often seen sitting on his front door steps. He also managed the [[Mecca Leisure Group|Mecca]] Locarno ballroom in Leeds around the late 1950s and early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/jimmy-savile |title=Jimmy Savile |publisher=DJHistory.com |accessdate=16 January 2011}}</ref> Mecca also owned the Palais, a dance hall in [[Ilford]], Essex, and Savile did a stint as manager there between 1955 and 1956. His Monday evening records-only dance sessions (admission one shilling) were a huge favourite with local teens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/content/redbridge/recorder/IlfordPalais/IlfordPalais.aspx |title=Ilford Recorder Ilford Palais |publisher=Ilfordrecorder.co.uk |accessdate=20 August 2010}}</ref>

== Radio ==
Savile started his radio career working as a [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]] DJ from 1958 to 1967.  He ran the ''Teen and Twenty Disc Club'' (''TTDC''),<ref>John Shepherd, ''Continuum Encyclopedia of Music of the World'', Volume 1, Media, Industry and Society, page 468 (Continuum, 2003). ISBN 0-8264-6321-5</ref> membership for life, on Radio Luxembourg. For a small fee listeners received a certificate and a small bracelet with a disc on it, inscribed with the show's name. He stated on the BBC television series ''[[Inside Out (BBC TV series)|Inside Out]]'' that the title ''Teen and Twenty Disc Club'' had been rejected by the BBC in favour of ''Top of the Pops'' as too long; also that he introduced dancing to records, so that he was the originator of the [[discothèque]].

In 1968 he joined [[BBC Radio 1]], where he initially presented ''Savile's Travels'' and the discussion show ''Speakeasy''. His best-remembered contribution to Radio 1, however, is the Sunday lunchtime show ''Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club'', where entire top tens from years gone by were played. This was the first show to feature old charts. It began in 1973 as ''The Double Top Ten Show'' and ended in 1987 as ''The Triple Top Ten Show'', at which point he left Radio 1 after 19 years, although he could be heard presenting ''The Vintage Chart Show'' on [[BBC World Service]] between March 1987 and October 1989, playing top tens from the years 1957 to 1987.

From March 1989 to August 1997 he was heard on various stations around the UK (mostly taking the [[Oldies|Gold]] format, such as the West Midlands' [[Xtra AM]] and the original [[Classic Gold]] network in Yorkshire) where he revived his Radio 1 shows.

In 1994, satirist [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] gave a [[List of premature obituaries|fake obituary]] on BBC Radio 1 (as a joke), saying that Savile had collapsed and died, which allegedly drew threats of legal action from Savile and forced an apology from Morris.

On 25 December 2005, and 1 January 2007, Savile presented shows on the [[Real Radio]] network. The Christmas 2005 show counted down the festive Top 10s of 10, 20 and 30 years previously, while the New Year 2007 show (also taken by [[Century FM|Century Radio]] following its acquisition by [[GMG Radio|GMG]]) featured Savile recounting anecdotes from his past and playing associated records, mostly from the 1960s although some were from the 1970s.

==Television==
In 1960 he presented [[Tyne Tees Television]]'s music programme ''[[Young at Heart (1960 TV series)|Young at Heart]]''. Although the show was broadcast in black and white, Savile dyed his hair a different colour every week.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sixties Pop and Music Television 1960–64 |work=Sixties City |url=http://www.sixtiescity.com/PopTV/PopTV6064.shtm |accessdate=17 September 2007}}</ref>  
[[File:Jimmy savile.jpg|thumb|right|Jimmy Savile presenting ''Top of The Pops'' in 1964.]]
On New Year's Day, 1964, he presented the first edition of the BBC [[UK Singles Chart|music chart]] television programme ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' from a television studio – a converted church (now demolished) – in Dickenson Road [[Rusholme]], Manchester. On 30 July 2006 he also co-hosted the final edition, ending the show with the words "It's number one, it's still ''[[Top of the Pops]]''", before being shown turning off the studio lights after the closing credits.  When interviewed by the [[BBC]] on 20 November 2008 and asked about the revival of ''[[Top of The Pops]]'' for a Christmas comeback, he commented that he would welcome a "cameo role" in the programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7739589.stm|title=BBC interview | work=BBC News | date=20 November 2008}}</ref> 

During the early 1960s he co-hosted (with [[Pete Murray (disc jockey)|Pete Murray]]) ''[[New Musical Express]]'' Poll Winners' Concert, annually held at [[Empire Pool]], Wembley, with acts such as [[The Beatles]], [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown and the Bruvvers]], [[The Who]], and many others. These were filmed and recorded and later broadcast on television. On 31 December 1969, Savile hosted the [[BBC]]/[[ZDF]] co-production ''[[Pop Go The Sixties]]'', shown across Western Europe, celebrating the hits of the 1960s.

Savile is also remembered for a series of [[Public Information Film]]s promoting road safety, notably "[[Clunk Click Every Trip]]" which was promoted the use of the car [[seatbelt]]s, the clunk representing the sound of the door and the click the sound of the seatbelt fastening. This led to Savile's hosting his own Saturday night chat/variety show on [[BBC1]] from 1973 entitled Clunk, Click, which in 1974 featured the UK heats for the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'' featuring [[Olivia Newton-John]]. He also fronted a long-running series of advertisements in the early 1980s for [[British Rail]]'s [[High Speed Train|InterCity 125]], in which he declared "This is the age of the train".  After two series, ''Clunk, Click'' was replaced by ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' which he presented from 1975 to 1994. 

He was interviewed by Dr. [[Anthony Clare]] for the radio series ''[[In the Psychiatrist's Chair]]'', where Savile appeared to be "a man without feelings."<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1567778/Professor-Anthony-Clare.html "Professor Anthony Clare" - Obituary at telegraph.co.uk]</ref> In 1995 he was interviewed at length by [[Andrew Neil]] for the TV series ''"Is This Your Life?"'' (made by [[Open Media]] for [[Channel 4]]).<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/523267 BFI database], accessed 31 October 2011</ref> In April 2000, he was the subject of an in depth documentary by [[Louis Theroux]], in the ''[[When Louis Met…]]'' documentary series. "When Louis Met...Jimmy" was voted one of the top fifty documentaries of all time in a survey by Britain's Channel Four.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/list/Pixb1R4U0t4/ Channel 4's "50 Greatest Documentaries"]</ref> 

Savile visited the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house on 14 and 15 January 2006. During these visits he "fixed it" for some of the housemates to have their wishes granted; for example, [[Pete Burns]] received a message from his [[significant other]] and friend while [[Dennis Rodman]] was able to trade Savile's offering for a supply of cigarettes for other housemates.

In 2007 Savile returned to television with ''Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again'', in which he showed some of the most popular 'fixits' ever, recreating them with the same people, as well as making new dreams come true.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a38658/uktv-brings-back-jimll-fix-it.html|title=UKTV brings back 'Jim'll Fix It'|last=Oatts|first=Joanne|date=26 October 2006|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Savile was famous for his [[Yodeling|yodel]]<ref>Bernadette Strachan, ''Little White Lies'', chapter 21 (Hodder, 2008). ISBN 978-0-340-89805-5</ref> and his catchphrases included "how's about that, then?", "now then, now then, now then", "goodness gracious", "as it 'appens" and "guys and gals". Savile was frequently [[parody|spoofed]] for his distinctive appearance, which almost always consisted of a [[track suit]] or [[shell suit]], along with gold jewellery. A range of licensed [[fancy dress]] costumes were released with his consent in 2009. Savile was also very well known as a heavy cigar smoker, and often smoked them for the public eye.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Armouries-fix-it-for-Sir.5277388.jp | title = 'Ow's about that, then? | publisher=Yorkshire Post | accessdate =8 April 2010}}</ref>  In July 2005 he was named as one of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' "Top 40 most eccentric TV presenters of all time".

He was a member of the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7568886.stm|title=Veteran Savile fixes traffic jam|date=18 August 2008|work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> and drove a [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls-Royce]].<ref name="BBC 15053431">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sir Jimmy Savile|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15053431|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=BBC News |date=29 October 2011}}</ref> He was also a member of [[Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4101494.stm |title= Meeting of Mensa minds in Wales |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=17 September 2010 | date=17 June 2005}}</ref>  He was chieftain of the [[Lochaber]] [[Highland Games]] for many years, and owned a house in [[Glen Coe]]. His appearance on the final edition of ''Top of the Pops'' in 2006 was pre-recorded as it clashed with the games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/sir_jimmy_savile_the_medallion_man_with_a_heart_of_gold_1_1938200|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: The medallion man with a heart of gold|publisher=[[The Scotsman]] |date=30 October 2010|accessdate=30 October 2010 }}</ref>  While still alive he arranged for a bench, in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], North Yorkshire, to be dedicated to his memory, with the words 'Jimmy Savile – but not just yet!' added as an inscription.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15517475|title=Sir Jimmy Savile statue considered for Scarborough|date=31 October 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = 
http://www.scarborough-in-pictures.co.uk/scarboroughjimmy.html | title = Sir Jimmy Savile OBE | publisher=Scarborough In Pictures | accessdate =28 July 2008 }}</ref>

A bachelor, Savile lived with his mother (whom he referred to as "The Duchess") and kept her bedroom and wardrobe exactly as it was when she died. Every year he had her clothes dry cleaned.  Savile's personal relationships were rarely the subject of media report or comment during his lifetime. He claimed in his autobiography that he had had many intimate relations with members of the opposite sex, describing his first introduction to women in detail and then adding: ".. there have been trains and, with apologies to the hit parade, boats and planes (I am a member of the 40,000 ft club) and bushes and fields, corridors, doorways, floors, chairs, slag heaps, desks and probably everything except the celebrated chandelier and ironing board."<ref>''As It Happens'', pp 138-139</ref>   Savile claimed that the key to his success on ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' had been that he disliked children, although he later admitted to saying this to deflect scrutiny of his personal life. He did not own a computer, explaining  that he did not want anybody to think that he was downloading [[child pornography]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8857428/Sir-Jimmy-Savile.html Obituary - Sir Jimmy Savile] ''Daily Telegraph'', 29 October 2011.</ref>

In November 2007 Savile was [[robbed]] by a fan who made off with his glasses whilst in a Leeds hotel. According to Savile, he was walking down a corridor of the Queens Hotel at around midnight after attending a function at the hotel when he became aware of a woman walking beside him. He assumed the woman was going to hug him but she instead reached for his glasses before sprinting off down the corridor. He later said "I thought it was marvellous, it was just like old times!". Savile promised his 'assailant' a box of chocolates for giving him a "1960s thrill in 2007".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7097061.stm|title=Sir Jimmy robbed of his glasses |publisher=BBC  |work=BBC News |date=15 November 2007|accessdate=28 July 2008}}</ref>

== Charitable works ==
Aside from his TV and radio work, Savile carried out a considerable amount of charity work and is<!-- leave as "is" please, the estimation is current though Savile is not --> estimated to have raised some £40 million for charity.<ref>
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One of the causes for which he raised money was the [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] where he worked for many years as a volunteer [[Porter (carrier)|porter]]. He raised money for the Spinal Unit, NSIC (National Spinal Injuries Centre). Savile also raised money for St Francis Ward – a ward for children and teens with spinal cord Injuries.

Savile also worked as a volunteer at [[Leeds General Infirmary]] and at [[Broadmoor Hospital]]. In 1988 he was appointed chairman of a task force set up to advise on governing Broadmoor. Savile had his own room at both Stoke Mandeville and Broadmoor.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/29/sir-jimmy-savile "Sir Jimmy Savile obituary" at guardian.co.uk]</ref>

From 1974 - 1988 he was the honorary president of [http://www.phab.org.uk Phab] (Physically Handicapped in the Able Bodied community).<ref>
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He also sponsored medical students at the [[University of Leeds]] to perform undergraduate research in the Leeds University Research Enterprise scholarship scheme (known as [[Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise|LURE]]), donating over £60,000 every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/494/jimmy_savile_gives_young_medics_a_helping_hand |title=Jimmy Savile gives young medics a helping hand – University of Leeds |publisher=leeds.ac.uk |accessdate=18 December 2010 }}</ref> In 2010 the scheme was extended with a commitment of £500,000 over the following five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Sir-Jimmys-500000-for-Leeds.6658890.jp |title=Sir Jimmy's £500,000 for Leeds trainee doctors – Yorkshire Evening Post |publisher=yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk |accessdate=18 December 2010 }}</ref> Following Savile's death in October 2011 it was confirmed that a bequest had been made to allow continued support for the LURE programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/video_now_scarborough_turns_out_for_jimmy_savile_s_final_farewell_1_3954468|title=Now Scarborough turns out for Jimmy Savile’s final farewell|date=10 November 2011|accessdate=11 November 2011|newspaper=Yorkshire Post}}</ref>

Savile was also well known for running marathons (many of them again for Phab, including their annual [[half marathon]] around [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]). He completed the [[London Marathon]] in 2005, at the age of 79.

== Honours ==
* In 1971 he was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45554 |date= 31 December 1971 |startpage= 12 |endpage= |supp= yes |accessdate=26 November 2010 }}</ref> which he always subsequently appended to his signature.
* Awarded honorary Commando Green Beret by the [[Royal Marines]] in the 1970s for being one of only three civilians to date to complete the Royal Marine Commando speed march, 30&nbsp;miles across Dartmoor carrying 30&nbsp;lb of kit.<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2009/07/13/runners-for-charlotte-take-on-30-mile-marine-challenge/|title=Runners for Charlotte take on 30-mile Marine challenge |publisher=The Guernsey Press |date=13 July 2009|accessdate=11 June 2010}}</ref> The other civilians were former [[Blue Peter]] presenter [[Gethin Jones]] and film maker [[Chris Terrill]].
* In 1990 he was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] for his services in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52173 |date= 15 June 1990 |startpage= 2 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=26 November 2010 }}</ref> The same year he was honoured with a [[Papal Orders of Chivalry|Papal knighthood]] making him a [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|Knight Commander of Saint Gregory the Great]] (KCSG).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16106367|title=Fans Flock To Cathedral Service For Sir Jimmy|last=Tubb|first=Gerard|date=9 November 2011|work=Sky News|accessdate=10 November 2011}}</ref>
* He held an honorary [[Doctor of laws|doctorate of law]] (LLD) from the [[University of Leeds]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-395781/How-Jimmy-Savile-donates-60-000.html|title='How about that then' Jimmy Savile donates £60,000|date=14 July 2006|work=The Daily Mail|accessdate=2 November 2011|location=London}}</ref>
* He was an honorary fellow of the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] (FRCR).<ref name="Observer">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/oct/30/jimmy-savile-top-of-pops-dead?newsfeed=true|title=Jimmy Savile, eccentric king of children's TV, dies aged 84|date=30 October 2011|work=The Observer|accessdate=3 November 2011|location=London|first=Tracy|last=McVeigh}}</ref>
* He was a [[Knights Hospitaller|Knight of Malta]].<ref name="Observer" />
* He was a Freeman of the [[Scarborough (borough)|Borough of Scarborough]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=8172|title=Honorary Freemen and Honorary Aldermen|publisher=Scarborough Borough Council|accessdate=3 November 2011}}</ref>

==Death==
[[File:Sir Jimmy Saville's Coffin on display in the Queen's Hotel, Leeds, 8th November 2011.jpg|thumb|Savile's coffin on display in the Queen's Hotel, Leeds, 8 November 2011]]
Police and paramedics were called to Savile's home at [[Roundhay]], Leeds,<ref name="BBC 15507374">{{cite news|title=DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile dies, aged 84|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15507374|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=BBC News|date=29 October 2011}}</ref> at 12:10&nbsp;pm on 29 October 2011, where they found his body.<ref name="Sky 16099015">{{cite news|title=Veteran Star Sir Jimmy Savile Dies Aged 84|url=http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16099015|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=Sky News|date=29 October 2011}}</ref> He was two days short of his 85th birthday. He had recently been treated in hospital for [[pneumonia]], and police said that they were not treating his death as suspicious.<ref name="BBC 15507374" /> His closed satin gold [[coffin]] was displayed at the [[Queens Hotel (Leeds)|Queens Hotel in Leeds]]<ref name=Tubb-8-11-2011>{{cite web|last=Tubb|first=Gerad|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's Coffin Put In Leeds Bar|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sir-jimmy-saviles-coffin-put-leeds-bar-030704985.html|work=Yahoo.com Sky News |date= 8 November 2011|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: More time for fans to view gold coffin|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15632264|work=BBC News |date= 8 November 2011|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>  together with the last cigar he smoked and his two ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' books.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15639145|title=Sir Jimmy Savile bid farewell by people of Leeds|date=8 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> About 4,000 people visited to pay tribute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15632264|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: Thousands of fans view coffin|date=8 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 November 2011}}</ref> His funeral took place at [[Leeds Cathedral]] on 9 November 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15647363|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's funeral takes place at Leeds Cathedral|date=9 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 November 2011}}</ref> and he was buried on 10 November at 12:30&nbsp;pm at Woodlands Cemetery in the seaside town of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gold coffin among final wishes of Leeds’s own Sir Jimmy Savile|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/gold_coffin_among_final_wishes_of_leeds_s_own_sir_jimmy_savile_updated_1_3925176|accessdate=2 November 2011|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=2 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="burial">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-15667111|title=Jimmy Savile buried in Scarborough cemetery|date=10 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 November 2011}}</ref> As his will had specified, his coffin was inclined at 45&nbsp;degrees to fulfil his wish to "see the sea".<ref name="burial" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/local/how_sir_jim_s_wish_to_see_the_sea_will_be_granted_1_3950736|title=How Sir Jim’s wish ‘to see the sea’ will be granted |date=9 November 2011|work=Scarborough Evening News|accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref> The coffin was later encased in concrete "as a security measure".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-15717221|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's coffin encased in concrete|date=14 November 2011|accessdate=15 November 2011|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

==Works==
; Books:
* Jimmy Savile, ''As it happens'', ISBN 0-214-20056-6, Barrie & Jenkins 1974 (autobiography)
* Jimmy Savile, ''Love is an Uphill Thing'', ISBN 0-340-19925-3, Coronet 1976 (softback edition of ''As it Happens'')
* Jimmy Savile, ''God'll Fix It'', ISBN 0-264-66457-4, Mowbray, Oxford 1979

; Recordings:
* 1962, "[[Ahab the Arab]]" with [[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole and the Tremeloes]]. Decca, F11493 (single)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundsofthe60s.com/html/artistes/poolebrian.htm|title=Sounds Of The 60s|publisher=soundsofthe60s.com |accessdate=28 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rocknrollbritain.com/Brian%20Poole%20Interview.htm |title=Brian Poole Interview | publisher=Rock N' Roll Britain | accessdate =28 July 2008 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15053431 BBC News Obituary]
* {{IMDb name|767675}}
* [http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/jimmy_savile_page.htm Jimmy Savile Biography and Radio 1 audio clips at Radio Rewind]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4669540.stm BBC article about the "Clunk Click Every Trip" safety belt advert]
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* {{Find a Grave|79495418}}
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