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Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Savile has been reunited with the red velvet armchair from his hit BBC One TV show Jim'll Fix It.Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Savile has been reunited with the red velvet armchair from his hit BBC One TV show Jim'll Fix It.
He said he felt emotional sitting on the chair, which he thought had been dismantled when the show ended in 1994.He said he felt emotional sitting on the chair, which he thought had been dismantled when the show ended in 1994.
The chair, which features electronic drawers, resurfaced on eBay and was bought by a conference and exhibition hall named after the 82-year-old.The chair, which features electronic drawers, resurfaced on eBay and was bought by a conference and exhibition hall named after the 82-year-old.
It will go on display at Saviles Hall in his home city of Leeds.It will go on display at Saviles Hall in his home city of Leeds.
Jim'll Fix It ran on BBC One from 1975 until 1994 Jim'll Fix It chair for sale
Sir Jimmy said he was "not usually an emotional person" but that he was "full of memories about the 1,300 fix-its".Sir Jimmy said he was "not usually an emotional person" but that he was "full of memories about the 1,300 fix-its".
"We made so many people happy over the 20 years of the programme," he added."We made so many people happy over the 20 years of the programme," he added.
"I'm very pleased the chair is still here and I'm looking forward to sitting in it a few more times.""I'm very pleased the chair is still here and I'm looking forward to sitting in it a few more times."
He said he had enjoyed smoking cigars in it "before this crazy smoking ban".He said he had enjoyed smoking cigars in it "before this crazy smoking ban".
Jim Vincent, managing director of Saviles Hall, said the venue was creating a display of memorabilia in Sir Jimmy's honour and that the chair would "go centre stage".Jim Vincent, managing director of Saviles Hall, said the venue was creating a display of memorabilia in Sir Jimmy's honour and that the chair would "go centre stage".
On Jim'll Fix It, which ran from 1975 until 1994, Sir Jimmy made the dreams of youngsters, who wrote in to the show, come true.On Jim'll Fix It, which ran from 1975 until 1994, Sir Jimmy made the dreams of youngsters, who wrote in to the show, come true.
Classic episodes included those featuring a group of scouts eating a packed lunch on a rollercoaster and two young girls who sang Thank You For The Music with Abba.Classic episodes included those featuring a group of scouts eating a packed lunch on a rollercoaster and two young girls who sang Thank You For The Music with Abba.