Victor Silvester Later life
 By 1958, when he published his autobiography, he was the most successful dance band leader in British musical history, and a major star on British radio and television. His BBC Television show Dancing Club lasted 17 years. He also presented a weekly request programme on the BBC Overseas Service (later World Service) which ran from 1948 to 1975. His obituary in The Times noted, Turn on a radio in Famagusta, Cape Town or Peking and one would be likely to hear his music issuing from the speakers.
Victor Silvester was awarded the OBE in 1961. He died while on holiday in the south of France at the age of 78. The orchestra remained in existence under his son's direction until the 1990s.
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