BBC 'postpones' Sir Jimmy Savile Top Of The Pops re-runs

RHIAN JONES

The BBC has scrapped scheduled screenings of old editions of Top Of The Pops hosted by Sir Jimmy Savile, following allegations of sex abuse by the star DJ.

A spokeswoman said plans to show vintage editions of the chart show over the next two Thursdays have been “postponed” while this was a “live issue”.

Archive shows have been screened on BBC4 each week for almost 18 months.

The move came as two more women went to the police yesterday to ...

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