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Topic History of: Terry Wogan on Jimmy Savile
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Pru	I think JK has consistently taken the eminently admirable position that it is irrelevant whether the accused is/was deemed good or bad or amiable or unpleasant. The point to focus on is: are they being treated fairly or not? So this strange compulsion to claim that Savile was 'loved' is really a distraction (and citing the popularity of the shows he was in is hardly a help, otherwise we'd have to hail Huw Edwards as universally loved, not to mention the likes of Nick Knowles, Jim Davidson and Bernard Manning). Worse still, it suggests a lack of confidence in arguing purely in terms of fairness.
JK2006	Well it's all a matter of opinion, innit? I think that millions did, indeed, adore Sir Jimmy; and it might have been because he raised millions for charity (fact), saved hundreds of lives (fact), made many miserable people smile (fact) and was silly, over-the-top, eccentric and superficial. Not my cup of tea, not yours and not for millions of others but indisputably more loved that most people. Was he also a pervert? We shall probably never know. Was his following exaggerated? Probably - isn't that the point of media? The truth is usually a grey area in the middle but a good story needs to be one extreme of the other.
Hidda Mistake	And still no attempt to justify the stupid exaggeration.
hedda	BH wrote: 12 million listeners tuned in to hear his Radio One show, every Sunday & he wasn't loved by millions! A damn sight more listeners than Wogan ever got, for his Radio 2 clique. Wogan? A man that certainly could not be touched. He was always up the BBC bosses backside. A complete creep arse. Can't stand them. I think the various incarnations of Hedda Booze/Hyram etc etc want a complete breakdown and list of each of those millions of Savile lovers...or perhaps they simply are bent on an anti-hedda crusade which is terribly exciting for me but probably rather dull for others. especially when ITK does it so much better.
BH	12 million listeners tuned in to hear his Radio One show, every Sunday & he wasn't loved by millions! A damn sight more listeners than Wogan ever got, for his Radio 2 clique. Wogan? A man that certainly could not be touched. He was always up the BBC bosses backside. A complete creep arse. Can't stand them.