BBC drama director Piers Wenger has stressed the “public interest” in the network’s controversial Jimmy Savile project as he showcased eight upcoming shows that “don’t fit into the convention of genre.”
Cyril Smith and Jimmy Savile 'would have been stripped of their knighthoods' if they were still alive
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Jimmy Savile and Cyril Smith would have been stripped of their knighthoods had their vile sex crimes had been exposed in their lifetimes, the Honours Forfeiture Committee has said.
Knighthoods and other honours can only be held by a living person and fall away after their death, so cannot be removed posthumously.
But the government committee has now introduced a new policy to acknowledge when the holder of an honour has been
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12.10.2021 / 20:51
What you said about Steve Coogan's controversial Jimmy Savile role - and his explanation
Steve Coogan's decision to take up the role of disgraced TV host Jimmy Savile has raised eyebrows.
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12.10.2021 / 00:03
The top Greater Manchester news stories on Monday, October 11
Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a terrifying gang fight at Radcliffe Metrolink station involving 30 youths, Steve Coogan being spotted filming a new Jimmy Savile drama in Bolton and a Rochdale cafe which was praised for its response to an angry note left by a customer.
nme.com
11.10.2021 / 21:37
First image released of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile
The Reckoning.The behind-the-scenes shot via News For All shows Coogan with Savile’s light blonde hair in a jester’s outfit on a Bolton hospital ward, signalling that this would be the phase of the presenter’s career where he volunteered at Leeds General Infirmary and Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
11.10.2021 / 19:11
Steve Coogan seen as Jimmy Savile for the first time as controversial BBC drama films in Bolton
Steve Coogan has been seen for the first time as disgraced radio and TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
abcnews.go.com
08.10.2021 / 17:05
Cuba's danzón genre: '150 years later, it's still alive.'
Cuba was scandalous in some circles. It was also a new musical genre, the danzón.Now some danzón scores from that time that were lost in the archives in the Cuban city of Matanzas have been rediscovered.
dailyrecord.co.uk
07.10.2021 / 16:33
Jimmy Savile victim opens up on being groped by beast live on Top of the Pops ahead of new doc
One of Jimmy Savile's victim has opened up on the horror moment he repeatedly groped her live on BBC's Top of The Pops.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
06.10.2021 / 16:09
Filming for new BBC drama The Reckoning about Jimmy Savile set to begin in Greater Manchester
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04.10.2021 / 21:05
Police make five arrests after Sir Iain Duncan Smith allegedly attacked with traffic cone at Conservative Party conference
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stylecaster.com
27.09.2021 / 23:47
Will Smith Just Revealed He Had an Extramarital Relationship—Jada’s Wasn’t the ‘Only One’
Fans of the Smiths have wondered for some time now if Will Smith cheated on Jada Pinkett Smith in the past. Well, according to Will, his wife is not the “only one” who has had extramarital relationships.
evoke.ie
27.09.2021 / 22:33
People are furious with BBC over new drama about life of ‘twisted monster’ Jimmy Savile
A BBC drama about paedophile Jimmy Savile has triggered a massive backlash on social media. The UK’s national broadcaster has come under fire because it was where Savile worked for decades but was never exposed for his disturbing behaviour.