The Beatles at Christmas. Images from MirrorPix Liverpool Echo

Pop Gear (American title: Go Go Mania) is a 1965 British music revue film, directed by Frederic Goode and written by Roger Dunton. [1] The film is hosted by Jimmy Savile and contains live concert footage of the Beatles, and lip-synched performances of some of the British Invasion bands, including the Animals, Herman's Hermits, The Nashville Teens, Peter and Gordon, Matt Monro, Billy J. Kramer.. This article contains mentions of sexual assault and child sex abuse. The four members of The Beatles, along with radio and television presenter Jimmy Savile, were all British icons who rose to massive fame in the 1960s. As many already know, the Beatles went on to achieve international fame and.

Found some more Jimmy Savile connections to The Beatles Look at my post on David Icke, Savile and Brian Epstein for some more context. On Valentine's Day in 1963, the year they started to become huge in the UK, The Beatles performed at The Locarno Ballroom dance hall in Leeds, which was managed by their friend Jimmy Savile.. Savile then parlayed his radio notoriety into a hosting spot on the legendary British music television program "Top of the Pops," a chart-tracking series aimed at British youth which ran from 1964 to 2006 and featured countless big-name acts performing in front of a studio audience.