Jimmy Savile arrives in America!

Jimmy Savile arrives in America!

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GuitarTech

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582 posts

151 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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The New York Times has an article today about the Savile / BBC scandal! It's astonishing what dimensions this thing is starting to take on. It was in the media here in Germany last week too, but that at least is still in Europe.
That they're picking up on it in the States is pretty amazing: a lot of yanks aren't even sure where "Yurrup" is, let alone who Jimmy Savile was.
A quote from the article that made me smile: "Ben Bradshaw, a former BBC reporter who is a panel member, offered a withering rebuke to Mr. Entwistle. “You have to get a grip,” he said."
The beeb shoud've got a grip 40 years ago...

Derek Smith

45,689 posts

249 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Is the Savile/BBC scandal the same one as the Savile/NHS, prison service and children's homes scandal?

GuitarTech

Original Poster:

582 posts

151 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Er..yes. Here's a link to the article, fill yer boots:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/world/europe/par...

Blue62

8,894 posts

153 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Derek Smith said:
Is the Savile/BBC scandal the same one as the Savile/NHS, prison service and children's homes scandal?
Way too subtle Derek, this is a not to be missed opportunity to go BBC bashing, don't spoil it for everyone.

retrobob

2,859 posts

190 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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TTwiggy

11,548 posts

205 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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retrobob said:
What on earth is he wittering on about?

IroningMan

10,154 posts

247 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Golf, mostly.

CharlieCrocodile

1,197 posts

154 months

RedLeicester

6,869 posts

246 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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It's been covered in the US for nearly a month, same as it has here. What's the big deal?

TheD

3,133 posts

200 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Derek Smith said:
Is the Savile/BBC scandal the same one as the Savile/NHS, prison service and children's homes scandal?
Nice..... but you would never know it

Dracoro

8,685 posts

246 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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TTwiggy said:
retrobob said:
What on earth is he wittering on about?
I think you'll find the word is Twittering or suchlike winkbiggrin

But yes, he's just (t)wittering for the sake of it, like most tweets/twits are.

Halb

53,012 posts

184 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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TTwiggy said:
What on earth is he wittering on about?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=204&t=1210387&mid=151227&nmt=You%26apos%3Bve+Been+Trumped....Watch+It!!!

unrepentant

21,272 posts

257 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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CNN have had it on their website for ages.

retrobob

2,859 posts

190 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Eric Mc

122,053 posts

266 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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BBC lost TWO bosses in 2003 over the sexed up Iraq dossier.

They survived that.

Deva Link

26,934 posts

246 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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TTwiggy said:
What on earth is he wittering on about?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/oct/22/donald...

ninja-lewis

4,243 posts

191 months

Wednesday 24th October 2012
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Hardly surprising it has appeared in the New York Times. Their new CEO who joins next month is the former BBC Director General.

GuitarTech

Original Poster:

582 posts

151 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Mr E

21,632 posts

260 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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ninja-lewis said:
Hardly surprising it has appeared in the New York Times. Their new CEO who joins next month is the former BBC Director General.
Quite

Pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Dracoro said:
TTwiggy said:
retrobob said:
What on earth is he wittering on about?
I think you'll find the word is Twittering or suchlike winkbiggrin

But yes, he's just (t)wittering for the sake of it, like most tweets/twits are.
He's twitterng because the BBC showed a documentary a few days ago that showed everybody what a huge he is.
I am still struggling to understand how somebody could be such a , thats how much of a he is.

and he has the sttest hair I have ever seen.