Did Jimmy Savile Blackmail A Famous Colleague?

Transcript from This Is Your Life TV Show, broadcast January 22nd 1992

Typical studio setting for this show, with presenter, Michael Aspel and guests...

...A clip is shown on screen of a Christmas 1974 edition of 'Top Of The Pops'. It is a 'festive' scene, with only Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn participating. Jimmy Savile acts like the Dickens' character Scrooge.

Michael Aspel:

Well, Scrooge was just about to set sail on the Canberra when we caught up with him.

Jimmy Savile looms on the screen. He is wearing a shirt (with 'Canberra' printed on); a tracksuit top, and a necklace. He speaks....

Tony, congratulations, you've made it to the big one.. [slight emphasis] This Is Your Life. We're all watching, 'cause we want to know all the things that you'd never tell us [Tony Blackburn shown grinning, in a wide grimace]. Things like: where you keep your money [Tony Blackburn shown laughing, covering the left side of his face with his left hand]. Can we have some of it. Where you keep all those phone numbers. Can we borrow some of those. [Tony Blackburn seen grinning, seated next to his female companion, holding her left hand with his right one - she is smiling]. Ooh [Blackburn and his companion look at each other grinning, highly amused, apparently]. We are very pleased to be on This Is Your Life and we're watching it [slight emphasis] very closely [grins].

Michael Aspel:

Thank you, Jimmy Savile [Tony Blackburn emphatically nodding in look of amusement.. Applause from audience - Blackburn seen joining in. Then, female companion clapping while Tony Blackburn, next to her, faces Aspel with a resolute look]