After Dinner Speakers: Jimmy Saville, Peter Hobday, Faith Brown

Born in Leeds, Jimmy Saville was the eldest of 7 children. His first job at 14 was a coalface worker, then a scrap metal seller. He used to all-in wrestle two nights a week. His first taste of the 'pop' industry was as an assistant manager for Leeds Locarno. He later shot to fame on Radio Luxembourg in the 1960's. He was voted top British disc jockey for several years in that decade, by various magazines and in 1964, he presented the first BBC 'Top of the Pops' programme. He held a record for running up the BT tower in London, and is well known for running marathons across the UK in aid of many good causes. He is famous for his outlandish clothes, Rolls Royce, cigar, jewellery and catch phrases such as 'how's about that, then', and 'now then, now then' and for presenting the ‘Jim'll Fix It’.