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Update: The Jimmy Savile Investigation

ITV Exposure · Season 2 · Episode 8
Mark Williams-Thomas revisits his investigation into the disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile, which dominated the news agenda in the weeks after it was broadcast. Set against a backdrop of the criminal and institutional investigations which had been launched in the intervening seven weeks, this programme hears testimony from more alleged victims and explores how Savile ingratiated himself with politicians and royalty. It also considers the question of how Savile was able to gain widespread access and power within NHS institutions, in spite of being unqualified for any of the roles which he purportedly fulfilled there

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2
Episode
8
Air Date
07/Nov/2012
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Mark Williams-Thomas revisits his investigation into the disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile, which dominated the news agenda in the weeks after it was broadcast. Set against a backdrop of the criminal and institutional investigations which had been launched in the intervening seven weeks, this programme hears testimony from more alleged victims and explores how Savile ingratiated himself with politicians and royalty. It also considers the question of how Savile was able to gain widespread access and power within NHS institutions, in spite of being unqualified for any of the roles which he purportedly fulfilled there

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