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Yvette Fielding probes BBC over Rolf Harris and Savile

Yvette Fielding has questioned the BBC after claiming disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris sexually assaulted her during her time as host of Blue Peter.

Television • 18 May 24

Undated Metropolitan Police handout photo of Gary Glitter, who has lost a Parole Board bid to be freed from jail

Glitter refused prison release by UK Parole Board

Disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has lost a UK Parole Board bid to be freed from jail.

Gary Glitter • 07 Feb 24

Gary Glitter accused of treating victims with contempt

Gary Glitter has been accused of a "total lack of remorse" towards his victims ahead of a parole hearing due to start later this week.

Music • 22 Jan 24

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Monday

Steve Coogan stars as Jimmy Savile in new BBC drama The Reckoning, amateur sport features on Secrets from the Sidelines, David Tennant takes the lead role in Litvinenko, and The Crash Detectives return . . .

Television • 08 Oct 23

Steve Coogan reassured Jimmy Savile victims

British actor and comedian Steve Coogan made a point of introducing himself as Steve to victims of Jimmy Savile on the set of The Reckoning as he bared a striking resemblance to the disgraced entertainer while in costume, a TV producer said.

Television • 03 Oct 23

Ulrika Jonsson says she was groped by Rolf Harris

Ulrika Jonsson has claimed the late disgraced Australian entertainer Rolf Harris groped her early on in her career when he appeared as a guest on a show she was working on.

Television • 27 May 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Gut health is the focus of a new Channel 4 series, Bad Education returns for a fourth season, Winterwatch returns, and there's the Wolves v Liverpool FA Cup replay . . .

Television • 17 Jan 23

Cliff Richard: "I prayed every night. I said he knows it's not true, I know it's not true and God knows it's not true."

Cliff reflects on toll of sex offences allegations

Cliff Richard has said doctors warned him that a case of shingles he developed after being falsely accused of historical sex offences had the potential to blind him.

Music • 24 Aug 22

ITV to air documentary about Rolf Harris

Convicted sex offender Rolf Harris will be the subject of an ITV documentary titled Hiding In Plain Sight.

Television • 04 Aug 22

Jimmy Savile presenting Top of the Pops in the early 1970s

Netflix doc examines how Savile 'hid in plain sight'

The director of a new documentary about Jimmy Savile has said it aims to examine the disgraced entertainer's relationship with the British public and the establishment to explain how he was "hiding in plain sight" for so long.

Streaming • 06 Apr 22

Coogan did not take role as Jimmy Savile "lightly"

Actor and comedian Steve Coogan has said taking on the role of Jimmy Savile was not a decision he "took lightly" because "it's fraught with pitfalls".

Television • 03 Apr 22

Alan Partridge is coming to Baile Áha! Cliath and he's bringing Martin Brennan with him. Picture: BBC

Steve Coogan says his rebel Irishman will be back

Comedian and actor Steve Coogan says that Martin Brennan, the west of Ireland farmer who stole the show when he burst into Irish rebel songs on BBC TV three years ago, will be back as part of the new Alan Partridge live shows in Ireland this April.

Steve Coogan • 16 Mar 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

There's a documentary about Jimmy Savile, the return of Kevin Costner-starring modern western series Yellowstone, the second-last trip to Pen15, and the arrival on RTÉ of Ridley Road and The Cleaner . . .

Television • 11 Jan 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

There's the self-explanatory Savile: Portrait of a Predator, Callan Kicks the Years looks at the Bertiest of times, Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You lands on RTÉ2 - and Tiger King returns . . .

Television • 17 Nov 21

BBC to make TV drama about Jimmy Savile's life

The BBC is to broadcast a new drama tracing the life of Jimmy Savile and the sexual abuse scandal that emerged after his death.

Television • 14 Oct 20

Theroux (right) spent three months filming Savile (left) in 1999 for the original programme and questioned him about longstanding rumours that he was a paedophile, with the former Jim'll Fix It presenter dismissing the allegations Picture: BBC

Louis Theroux making new Jimmy Savile documentary

Louis Theroux is to make a new BBC film about sex offender Jimmy Savile, 15 years after his acclaimed documentary about the disgraced presenter, When Louis Met Jimmy, first aired on BBC Two.

Entertainment • 03 Nov 15

Jimmy Savile

Yvette Fielding probes BBC over Rolf Harris and Savile

Glitter refused prison release by UK Parole Board

Gary Glitter accused of treating victims with contempt

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Monday

Steve Coogan reassured Jimmy Savile victims

Ulrika Jonsson says she was groped by Rolf Harris

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

Cliff reflects on toll of sex offences allegations

ITV to air documentary about Rolf Harris

Netflix doc examines how Savile 'hid in plain sight'

Coogan did not take role as Jimmy Savile "lightly"

Steve Coogan says his rebel Irishman will be back

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Tuesday

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

BBC to make TV drama about Jimmy Savile's life

Louis Theroux making new Jimmy Savile documentary

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