Saville's writing career, from 1943 to 1982, was a diversion from his working life that began at Oxford University Press then continued as a publicist with Cassell & Co. (now part of Orion Books), Associated Press, and George Newnes.
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Several of his 90 books were serialised for broadcast on BBC radio, and his 1953 book The Ambermere Treasure, part of the Jillies series, was serialised by Associated-Rediffusion, the first commercial television company to broadcast in the United Kingdom, in late 1955 and early 1956; it was therefore one of the first ITV children's drama series.
Malcolm in the Middle | Malcolm Harbour | Malcolm McDowell | Malcolm Fraser | Malcolm McLaren | Malcolm Muggeridge | Malcolm Gladwell | Malcolm Forbes | Malcolm | Malcolm X (film) | Malcolm Sargent | Malcolm Morley | Malcolm Lowry | Malcolm Campbell | John Malcolm | Malcolm Rifkind | Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch | Malcolm Mackerras | Malcolm MacDonald | Malcolm & Eddie | Peter Saville | Noel Malcolm | Malcolm Turnbull | Malcolm Smith | Malcolm Jones | Malcolm Garrett | Malcolm Bradbury | Malcolm Arthur Smith | John Malcolm Patterson | Fleur Saville |
and serialisations of stories by children's authors such as Malcolm Saville, Rosemary Sutcliff and Arthur Ransome.
Collins's Armada Books imprint also published similar series, such as the Three Investigators, alongside such British stalwarts as Biggles, Billy Bunter, and Paddington Bear, and such well-loved authors as Enid Blyton, Malcolm Saville, Diana Pullein-Thompson.