Jimmy Savile

BBC Director-General George Entwistle promises an investigation into alleged sexual abuse by the late radio DJ Sir Jimmy Savile.

As the BBC’s director-general apologises, Jimmy Savile’s former producer tells Channel 4 News nobody from the corporation has contacted him, despite the fact he worked for the star for 21 years.

Officials from the BBC meet with child abuse investigators from the metropolitan police over allegations that the presenter Sir Jimmy Savile abused teenage girls.

As the Met opens an inquiry following fresh allegations against the late Sir Jimmy Savile, former BBC1 controller Michael Grade admits there were rumours about the DJ while he was at the corporation.

Children’s campaigner Esther Rantzen says she believes the women who claim in a television documentary that they were sexually abused by Sir Jimmy Savile when they were young girls.

The family of Sir Jimmy Savile have said they are “disgusted and disappointed” at allegations, to be aired in a documentary later this week, that the late broadcaster sexually abused school girls.

As fans of Sir Jimmy Savile file past his gold coffin in Leeds, Channel 4 News speaks to some of the people who knew the private Sir Jim – and others who served him ham and eggs.

The coffin of broadcasting legend Sir Jimmy Savile is lying in state at a hotel in his home city ahead of his funeral on Wednesday.

Tributes from friends have been paid after the death of the veteran TV and radio star Sir Jimmy Savile, who died aged 84.