Tag: savile
Fears of BBC whitewash as Savile inquiry results delayed
By a Newsnet reporter The much anticipated publication of transcripts from the BBC’s inquiry into the Jimmy Savile scandal has sparked fears of...
The BBC and the media – professionalism and ethics
By G.A.Ponsonby If I were to put to you that the vast majority of the journalists reporting on the independence debate were doing...
As the rot sets in on Brand Britain – it’s time...
By a Newsnet reporter This weekend the latest shocking claims to engulf the BBC were made public when it was alleged that three...
BBC hit by new gang rape claim as Westminster drawn into...
By Bob Duncan Reggie Perrin star Leonard Rossiter, who died in 1984 aged 57, has become the latest celebrity to be named in...
Freddie Starr latest arrest in BBC Savile sex scandal
Comedian Freddie Starr has been arrested by police who are conducting investigations into the Jimmy Savile sex scandal. Officers working on operation Yew tree confirmed...
At the scandal-ridden BBC, life is just one big party
By Kenneth Roy A feature of the still unfolding BBC crisis which has been little noticed is the importance of parties in the conduct...
BBC will suffer “lasting damage” over Savile scandal claims poll
By G.A.Ponsonby The BBC’s reputation has been badly damaged by the shocking revelations surrounding the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal, according to a...
MP calls for investigation into alleged paedophile ring connected to Downing...
By a Newsnet reporter Labour MP Tom Watson has stunned the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Question Time on Wednesday by calling for...
Crisis at BBC as Newsnight editor steps aside over new Savile...
By G.A.Ponsonby Pressure on BBC bosses has intensified after it emerged the editor of the shelved Newsnight programme into Jimmy Savile had given...
BBC rocked by sex allegations against another former presenter
By a Newsnet reporter The sex abuse scandal that has rocked the BBC has escalated following claims by a former newsreader that BBC...