The Sun newspaper launched a ferocious attack on the BBC today for not deleting an interview with the paedophile Jimmy Savile.

The interview was posted to the BBC Top of the Pops 2 website years ago and remains there despite the recent allegations.

In an effort to bash the BBC, the Sun triumphantly quotes David Hines of the National Victims’ Association:

The fact this page is still up is outrageous. It should be taken down immediately. Leaving it up only increases the chances of one of Savile’s victims coming across it and it causing them further upset.

Fair enough. Though, as the BBC points out, it was an archived page for a programme that has now ended.

But what’s this? Here’s another old interview with Jimmy Savile with quotes such as:

Jimmy says: Let me just brush my hair — a man needs to look his best. Ive never worn stage make-up — or any make-up for that matter — in my life.

The life-long bachelor is sporting another huge grin as our girls hand over his medal. Youve made a happy man very old, he jokes.

That was found on, er, the Sun’s own website (hat tip @SunApology)

Maybe the Sun should get its own house in order before throwing rocks at the BBC.

UPDATE: The Sun has now taken down its own story. How embarrassing that it took Political Scrapbook to point out the hypocrisy.