Former BBC presenter Savile had been a volunteer porter at the Buckinghamshire hospital since 1969 and raised millions for its spinal injuries unit.

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At his home station in Vicenza, Italy, he dresses in the costume to volunteer at a children's hospital.

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The volunteer was in serious but not life-threatening condition at Mission Hospital -- "able to move his arms and his legs ... and he is alert, " said Orange County Sheriff's Lt.

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If you are a twin (identical or non-identical) aged over 15 who would like to volunteer to join the 10, 000 twins on the register of the Twin Research Unit at St Thomas' Hospital, call 020 7188 5555.

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Still bitten by the radio bug, he spent several years as a volunteer with his local hospital radio station at Whiston.

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