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Jimmy Savile Dead: From Top Of The Pops To Clunk Click 10 Great Moments On You Tube (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post     First Posted: 29/10/11 16:58 BST   Updated: 29/10/11 21:48 BST

With His jingle jangle jewellery Jimmy Savile was one of most colourful characters ever seen on British television.

His career as a DJ and TV star happened in an age long before the internet was part of everyday life.

Despite this his greatest moments have been picked up by a new generation thanks to YouTube.

Tributes have rolled in. Former radio DJ Mike Reid, also speaking to Sky News, said: “He was an enigma. He was impenetrable. No one knew him."

Tony Blackburn, who presented Top of the Pops at the same time as Savile, said the flamboyant DJ was a "one off".

He said: "He was quite a character, I don't think anyone got to know Jimmy Savile, he played Jimmy Savile the whole time."

Blackburn added: "He was just a big, over the top, personality. He did all these marathons the whole time, he was just great fun. He was an unusual person, he was just a one off."

Here are 10 of his best video clips:

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I'd like to pay my respects and say R.I.P to Sir Jimmy Savile, who died on Saturday. I met him only once, weirdly, it was at a dinner at Chequers in October 1999. I was first to arrive that evening (sad but true) and I was standing talking to Tony Blair, who was rocking his Gap casuals. Anyway, who is the next guest to arrive, but Jimmy Savile. At that point I thought life is definitely getting surreal. Rock 'n' roll to the end, he spent the entire night trying with persistence to chat up my wife, Kate. He was a rock 'n' roller even in his 70s, a bit like my Dad. Actually, my Dad just does the rock 'n' roll, not the charity work.

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Third-World-Man
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08:29 PM on 10/30/2011
Chocolate starfish has a different meaning to me.
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Chalfonts
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07:35 PM on 10/30/2011
So sorry to hear this. RIP Jim, an absolute legend in Britain. Same bloke whether he was dealing with a prime minister or a bus driver. Professional cyclist, wrestler, DJ, marathon runner...I can't guess at the number of people this guy helped with his charity work and unpaid hours in hospitals over the decades. One of the city of Leeds' finest sons. Thanks from us all Jim, you've earned your rest.
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Tomasoq
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09:38 PM on 10/29/2011
LEGEND!
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