Former DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile has died, aged 84.

Savile, who was one of the most famous names on British TV and radio in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died on Saturday.

Police said they were called to his home in Leeds, but that there was nothing suspicious about his death.

His family programme, Jim'll Fix It, drew in huge audiences and the programme received 20,000 letters a week at the height of its popularity.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers were called to the house in Roundhay at 12:10 BST.

Details of how he died were not yet known, but he was recently in hospital with pneumonia.

Presenter Dave Lee Travis told Sky News: "We are all going to be worse off without him around."

Savile started out as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 and was the first host of Top of the Pops in 1964.

He also appeared on the music show's final edition in 2006.

His TV persona included chunky gold jewellery, a huge cigar, his trademark snowy white hair and a number of catch-phrases which were frequently parodied by impressionists such as Mike Yarwood.

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Savile was conscripted as a Bevin Boy, working in the coal mines during the war.

But he was one of the country's first DJs in the 1950s and began his broadcasting career at Radio Luxembourg before moving to the BBC.

Off screen he did a lot of charity work, running 200 marathons and raising £40m over the years.

Savile was knighted by the Queen in 1990 for his charity work.

The Prince of Wales and the culture secretary join friends and colleagues in paying tribute to the broadcaster and fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile.

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Is he the guy from Top Of The Pops? ???

Savile started out as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 and was the first host of Top of the Pops in 1964.

He also appeared on the music show's final edition in 2006.


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Is he the guy from Top Of The Pops? ???

Another piece of my childhood gone.

Someone at work said they've all ready started getting jokes through on the texts.  ::)

Another piece of my childhood gone.

Someone at work said they've all ready started getting jokes through on the texts.  ::)


That isn't funny, a famous guy passes away and they start making jokes.  ::)

I always found him a little on the smug side, but I can't knock his charitable work...

Another piece of my childhood gone.
Exactly as I was saying at work yesterday.

The people of Leeds say goodbye to TV and radio presenter Sir Jimmy Savile as his golden coffin goes on display ahead of his funeral.

The people of Leeds say goodbye to TV and radio presenter Sir Jimmy Savile as his golden coffin goes on display ahead of his funeral.


That's so beautiful.  :)

That's so beautiful.  :)
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ir Jimmy Savile has been buried at a cemetery in his favourite seaside resort of Scarborough - ending a three-day celebration of his life.

The former DJ and presenter's gold-coloured coffin embarked on its final journey with a tour along the seafront on Thursday morning.

The cortege went to Woodlands Cemetery where he was buried at an angle of 45 degrees facing the sea.

Sir Jimmy died at his home in Leeds on 29 October, aged 84.

Funeral director Robert Morphet confirmed Sir Jimmy's wish of an angled, feet-down, resting place had been agreed to by the cemetery officials.

His coffin was set at an angle "to enable him to see the sea", Mr Morphet said.

On Tuesday, thousands of people went to the Queens Hotel in central Leeds where Sir Jimmy's coffin was on public display.

Hundreds of fans also gathered to pay their respects at his funeral in Leeds Cathedral on Wednesday.
'Goodbye Jimmy'

In Scarborough people lined the foreshore as the hearse carrying the coffin passed by.

Silence descended on the crowd as the cars made their way down to the seafront, where the funeral director got out of the hearse and slowly walked the cortege past wellwishers.

But people broke into applause as the cars passed along the road of amusement arcades and seaside shops.

A sign reading "Goodbye Jimmy" had been hung on the Futurist Theatre's show listings board.

The DJ's niece, Mandy McKenna, gave a reading by the grave before Father Martin Kelly, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Leeds, paid tribute.

The priest said Sir Jimmy, who raised millions for charity and ran more than 200 marathons in support of good causes, was "a man who had a place deep in people's hearts".

He said: "These past days have spoken of the great affection with which Jimmy Savile was held by so many."
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After the coffin was lowered into the grave in its elevated position, friends and family members threw white roses - the symbol of Yorkshire - on to the casket.

Members of the public were then invited to the graveside to pay their respects, including Dave Bishop, 67, from Nottingham, who attended the burial dressed as Elvis.

Mr Bishop, who also goes by the name Lord Biro of the Bus Pass Elvis Party, said: "Jimmy Savile was a big Elvis fan so it seemed like the right thing to do to come and pay my respects."

Sir Jimmy was buried in one of his trademark tracksuits and a Help For Heroes wristband, to mark his support for the armed services.

He was also buried with a treasured green beret, presented to him by the Royal Marines in the 1970s.