Biography jimmy savile bbc crisis

In late , it emerged that Jimmy Savile, a British media personality who had died the previous year, had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout.!

But in the year since his death, claims have surfaced alleging he sexually abused girls while working at the BBC. In an ITV documentary on 3.

A breakdown of events, from the death of the former Jim'll Fix It presenter to Wednesday's publication of the Pollard report.

In late , it emerged that Jimmy Savile, a British media personality who had died the previous year, had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout.

But is the current crisis really worse than its running battles with Margaret Thatcher or the Hutton report?

A summary of findings from the BBC Trust inquiry into Newsnight's shelving of a report on sexual abuse by the late entertainer Jimmy Savile.

Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal

Abuse scandal in the United Kingdom

In late , it emerged that Jimmy Savile, a British media personality who had died the previous year, had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout his life, mostly children but some as old as 75, and mostly female.

He had been well known in the United Kingdom for his eccentric image and was generally respected for his charitable work, which associated him with the British monarchy and other individuals of personal power.

On 3 October , an ITV documentary presented by investigative reporter Mark Williams-Thomas was broadcast in which several women said that, as teenagers, they had been sexually abused by Savile.

By 11 October, allegations had been made against Savile to thirteen British police forces, which led to the setting-up of inquiries into practices within both the BBC and the National Health Service (NHS), both institutions that had worked closely with Savile.^[1] On 19 October, London's