This lead to him being arrested and charged after indecent images of children were discovered on it (also, his penis had to be surgically removed from the computer, and is now no longer considered a penis). In 1997, Glitter took his computer for repairs to his local computer repairs shop after severely jamming his foreskin in the disk drive. However, Glitter's calls were never returned.įor those without comedic tastes, the so-called experts at Wikipedia think they have an article very remotely related to Gary Glitter. Kelly, Matthew Kelly and Pete Townsend to try and put a band together called "Child's Play".
#THE EXECUTION OF GARY GLITTER SERIES#
In the late '90s, Glitter was linked to the Pampers Corporation for a series of advertising campaigns, stressing the importance of extra padding when protecting your child from the likely intrusions of such failed Glam Rock disasters. Neither his 1973 album 'Touch Me' or his 1984 disc 'Boys Will Be Boys' attracted much critical attention at the time, but in later years left millions wondering how, with albums titled like this, nobody spotted this mincing child-hungry pervert 20 years earlier. He managed to wade through a resurgence of interest in the mid-'90s amongst the student fraternity who, when not guffawing at Supermarket Sweep and mock-quoting Jim Bowen catch-phrases from Bullseye, 'ironically' bestowed appreciation and affection on the lovable, playful kiddie-fiddler. The 80s" in 1991, later covered by Calvin Harris in 2006. Glitter's success waned somewhat in the 1980s and early '90s although he still managed a hit with "I've Got Love For You If You Were Born In The 80s. At the time, no one questioned the intentions behind songs such as 1972's "Playground Bangaround" and 1974's "Breaking In Minors (Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah!)" and, besides, the 1970s were such a crazy time that everyone was sleeping with kids. Gary Glitter was one of many acts who rode this music wave like a silver-spangled surfer with a dodgy wig. As well as funny sitcoms, extravagantly wide flannel trousers and Margaret Thatcher they also coughed up glam rock. Data were weighted to the demographic profile of the population.The 1970s was a very tasteless decade for Britain. A nationally representative quota sample of 967 British adults (aged 15+) were interviewed160 face-to-face on Ipsos's160 regular Omnibus survey (Capibus) between 10th to 16th July 2009. The survey was commissioned by Channel 4. 77 per cent agree (56 per cent `strongly agree') that they `are concerned that the maximum penalties (or sentences) that are set in the UK for child abuse are not severe enough'.
73 per cent agree (50 per cent `strongly agree') that `the views of the public are being ignored by politicians and the Government when setting maximum sentences and penalties for serious crimes'.160.70 per cent think the UK should still have the death penalty as the maximum possible penalty for at least one of the twelve different types of crime surveyed.160.The survey results among British adults include the following: The survey has been commissioned by Channel 4 to coincide with a new hard-hitting drama, The Execution of Gary Glitter, which will air on 9 November. A new Ipsos survey for Channel 4 examines the attitudes towards the death penalty in the UK.