Adam Orriss

On 26 May 2007, during his BBC Radio 2 show, Russell Brand telephoned Jimmy Savile (then still a celebrated BBC figure associated with Jim’ll Fix It). Brand was calling from Hawaii, where he was filming. The exchange was broadcast live. Key parts of the conversation, as reported in contemporary transcripts: • Brand said it would be “very nice to meet you one day.” • Savile replied that he did not usually meet “fellas” but would if Brand brought a sister. • Brand said he had no sister but had a personal assistant, adding that “part of her job description is that anyone I demand she greets, meets, massages, she has to do it. She’s very attractive.” • Savile described this as “a good start” and suggested Brand could “send her along to do some research.” • Brand asked what she should wear. Savile said he would “prefer her to wear nothing.” • Brand responded that this would “not be a problem.” Savile added there was “nothing wrong with that.” The call continued briefly with light banter before ending. There is no evidence that Brand, Savile, and the assistant ever met as discussed. At the time of the broadcast, Savile’s extensive record of sexual abuse (hundreds of victims, predominantly children and young people) had not yet been publicly exposed. Those revelations followed his death in 2011. Brand referred to Savile during the same programme as “the defining voice” of the BBC.