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THE JIMMY SAVILE INVESTIGATION REPORT

VOLUME 2

Table of Contents

PART 1 CONCLUSIONS – THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED ...... 1

Did Savile commit acts of inappropriate sexual conduct in connection with his work for the BBC? ...... 1 Were any concerns raised within the BBC whether formally or informally about Savile’s inappropriate sexual conduct? ...... 2 To what extent were BBC personnel aware of inappropriate sexual conduct by Savile in connection with his work for the BBC? ...... 8 To what extent ought BBC personnel to have been aware of inappropriate sexual conduct by Savile in connection with his work for the BBC? ...... 16 Did the culture and practices within the BBC during the years of Savile’s employment enable Savile’s inappropriate sexual conduct to continue unchecked? ...... 20 The Culture of Not Complaining ...... 20 The Culture of Not Complaining about the Talent ...... 22 The Lack of Any Suitable Route for the Making of Complaints ...... 23 The Culture of Separation and the Lack of Cross-dissemination about Concerns ...... 25 The Macho Culture ...... 26 Lack of a Coordinated Approach to the Investigation of Complaints or Concerns ...... 27 Cultural Factors Relating to Underage Victims ...... 28 My Recommendations ...... 30 A Final Word ...... 37

SUMMARY ...... 39

Setting up the Review: The Terms of Reference (Chapter 1) ...... 39 The BBC – History, Ethos and Management Culture (Chapter 2) ... 40 Changing Attitudes and Sexual Mores (Chapter 3) ...... 43 Savile – His Career and Perceptions of Him at the BBC (Chapter 4) ...... 46 Perceptions of Savile at the BBC (Chapter 4) ...... 48 Savile the Presenter (Chapter 4) ...... 49 Savile’s Private Life and Sexual Activities (Chapter 5) ...... 51 Summary of Accepted Evidence (Chapter 5) ...... 52 Summary of Complaints about Savile (Chapter 5) ...... 55 Material in the Public Domain (Chapter 6) ...... 60 Rumours about Savile at the BBC (Chapter 7) ...... 61 Press Reports Alleging That the BBC Knew of Savile’s Misconduct but Had Failed to Act (Chapter 8) ...... 64 Top of the Pops (Chapter 9) ...... 66 How the Programme Operated (Chapter 9) ...... 66 Awareness of BBC Staff That Young Members of the Audience at Top of the Pops Were at Risk of ‘Moral Danger’ (Chapter 9) ...... 68 Conclusions about the BBC’s Response to the Various Wake-up Calls in Respect of Top of the Pops (Chapter 9) ...... 74 Conclusion about Top of the Pops (Chapter 9) ...... 76 Knowledge about Savile in Relation to Top of the Pops (Chapter 9) ...... 76 Conclusion about the BBC’s Awareness of Savile’s Misconduct while on Top of the Pops (Chapter 9) ...... 78 Awareness of Savile’s Sexual Misconduct within the Jim’ll Fix It Team (Chapter 10) ...... 79 Awareness of Savile’s Sexual Deviancy at Jim’ll Fix It (Chapter 10) ...... 81 Awareness of Roger Ordish (Chapter 10) ...... 82 Awareness of More Senior Staff about Problems Relating to Savile and Jim’ll Fix It (Chapter 10) ...... 85 Discussion (Chapter 10) ...... 89

Awareness within BBC Radio 1 and the BBC Radio Religious Broadcasting Department (Chapter 11) ...... 91 Investigations Instigated by Douglas Muggeridge, Controller of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 (Chapter 11) ...... 92 What Was Known about Savile in BBC Radio 1 and What Would Have Been Discovered if Enquiries Had Been Made within BBC Radio 1? (Chapter 11) ...... 97 What Was Known within the Religious Broadcasting Department Radio (Chapter 11) ...... 101 Canon Colin Semper (Chapter 11) ...... 101 Canon David Winter (Chapter 11) ...... 103 Responsibility for Reporting Awareness of Savile’s Character (Chapter 11) ...... 105 Summary – Chapter 11 ...... 108

CHAPTER 1 – SETTING UP THE REVIEW ...... 111

The Origin of the Review: Savile’s Death and Aftermath ...... 111 Setting up the Review: the Terms of Reference ...... 116 The Savile Investigation Team ...... 121 The Work of the Review: Early Stages ...... 121 The Evidence Gathering Process for the Savile Investigation: Witness Interviews ...... 125 The Evidence Gathering Process for the Savile Investigation: Documentation ...... 127 BBC Written Archives Centre ...... 127 Other Written Sources ...... 132 Decision-making – The Savile Investigation ...... 132 The Report ...... 135 The Publication by Exaro News Limited on 20 January 2016 ... 140

CHAPTER 2 – THE BBC – HISTORY, ETHOS AND MANAGEMENT CULTURE ...... 143

Introduction ...... 143 Early History ...... 143 Management Structure ...... 145 The Governors – 1927 to 2006 ...... 145

BBC Trust and Executive Board – 2007 to the Present ...... 145 Board of Management/Management Board ...... 146 Management of Television – Light Entertainment ...... 146 Management of Radio ...... 148 BBC Values and Objectives ...... 150 Management Rules, Styles and Culture ...... 154 The Hierarchy ...... 154 Vertical Relationships ...... 155 Lateral Relationships ...... 158 Promotion and Recruitment ...... 163 Pride in the BBC ...... 164 Specific Features of BBC Management ...... 166 Audience Ratings and Programme Review Boards ...... 166 Press and Publicity ...... 169 The Reporting of Complaints and Concerns – Whistle-blowing ...... 172 The Universal Problem ...... 172 Whistle-blowing in the BBC ...... 174 Complaining in the 1970s and 1980s ...... 174 Complaining about the ‘Talent’ ...... 179 Different Management Lines ...... 183 Not Reporting Savile ...... 184 Comment ...... 185 Respect at Work Review ...... 185 The GoodCorporation Review ...... 188 BBC Clubs and Alcohol at the BBC ...... 189

CHAPTER 3 – CHANGING ATTITUDES AND SEXUAL MORES ...... 191

Introduction ...... 191 Changes in Sexual Mores in British Society ...... 191 Sexual Mores in Show Business and the Music Industry ...... 196 Reaction to Revelations about Savile ...... 197 Sexual Mores in the BBC ...... 200 Sex Discrimination ...... 207 Sex Discrimination in British Society ...... 207 Sex Discrimination in the BBC ...... 209

Sexual Harassment within the BBC ...... 216 Child Protection ...... 219 Child Protection in British Society ...... 219 Child Protection in the BBC ...... 223 Discussion ...... 231

CHAPTER 4 – SAVILE – HIS CAREER – PERCEPTIONS OF HIM IN THE BBC ...... 233

Introduction ...... 233 Early Life ...... 233 Savile at the BBC ...... 236 Other Activities ...... 239 What Was Savile Like? ...... 241 Perceptions of Savile at the BBC ...... 245 Savile the Presenter ...... 253

CHAPTER 5 – SAVILE’S PRIVATE LIFE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITIES 261

Introduction ...... 261 The Evidence from Complainants ...... 264 The London Team ...... 264 The Chronological Account ...... 273 Duncroft School ...... 306 An Account Which Falls Outside My Terms of Reference ...... 368 Savile’s Invitations Which Were Rejected ...... 371 What Other People Saw or Heard of Savile’s Misconduct ...... 373 Summary of Accepted Evidence ...... 389 Summary of Complaints about Savile ...... 394

CHAPTER 6 – MATERIAL IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ...... 403

Introduction ...... 403 Books and Publications Written or Approved by Savile Himself ..... 403 As It Happens ...... 403 God’ll fix it ...... 408 Newspaper Articles ...... 410 The Sunday People ...... 410 The Sun Interviews in 1983 ...... 410 The Independent on Sunday 1990 ...... 417

Television and Radio Broadcasts ...... 419 Open to Question 1988 ...... 419 In the Psychiatrist’s Chair – Anthony Clare ...... 422 Is This Your Life? ...... 423 When Louis Met Jimmy ...... 427 Have I Got News for You ...... 433 Summary ...... 433

CHAPTER 7 – RUMOURS, STORIES AND JOKES ...... 435

Introduction ...... 435 Rumours ...... 436 Specific Examples of Who Heard What ...... 439 Stories and Urban Myths ...... 445 Jokes – Black Humour ...... 447 Conclusion ...... 448

CHAPTER 8 – MEDIA REPORTS ALLEGING THAT THE BBC KNEW OF SAVILE’S MISCONDUCT BUT HAD FAILED TO ACT ...... 451

Introduction ...... 451 The Sun – 12 October 2012 – Source David Nicolson ...... 452 The Daily Mail – 1 October 2012 – Source Anonymous ‘A1’ ...... 461 Daily Telegraph – Source – David Hardwick ...... 472 The Mirror – Source – Alan Hardwick ...... 478 Express – 7 October 2012 – Source – Christopher Biggins ...... 481 Contactmusic.com website – 17 October 2012 – Source – John Simpson ...... 482 Reports the Savile Investigation Has Been Unable to Investigate .. 484 Other Reports ...... 487 Conclusions ...... 488

PART 2

CHAPTER 9 – TOP OF THE POPS ...... 491

Introduction ...... 491 A Brief History ...... 493 How Top of the Pops Operated ...... 493 The Audience ...... 494

The Practical Arrangements ...... 502 Dressing Rooms ...... 503 After the Show ...... 504 The BBC Club ...... 505 Generally ...... 506 Awareness of BBC Staff That Young Members of the Audience at Top of the Pops Were at Risk of ‘Moral Danger’ ...... 506 The BBC’s First Wake-up Call – Harry Goodwin 1969 ...... 509 The BBC’s Second Wake-up Call – Mrs Vera McAlpine’s 1971 Complaint ...... 512 The BBC’s Third Wake-up Call – Disclosures in the News of the World in 1971 ...... 519 Part 1 – The Payola Allegations – 14 February to 14 March 1971 ...... 519 Part 2 – News of the World – Harry Goodwin – 21 March 1971 ...... 520 Part 3 – News of the World – More Moral Danger – 28 March 1971 ...... 524 Part 4 – News of the World – The Death of Claire McAlpine ..... 526 Other Press Coverage of the Death of Claire McAlpine ...... 527 The BBC Response to the Coverage of the Death of Claire McAlpine ...... 529 The Inquest into the Death of Claire McAlpine ...... 531 More Press Coverage and More BBC Reaction ...... 535 The BBC’s State of Awareness about the Risk of Moral Danger to Young Girls Attending Top of the Pops ...... 541 The Investigation by Sir Brian Neill, Formerly Brian Neill QC .... 542 Mr Neill’s Interim Report ...... 548 The Neill Report – on the Subject of Harry Goodwin ...... 549 The Neill Report – Inappropriate Sexual Conduct Related to Top of the Pops ...... 554 The Neill Report – Conclusions about Mrs McAlpine’s Complaint ...... 561 The Police Investigation and Report ...... 563 Conclusions about the BBC’s Response to the Various

Wake-up Calls in Respect of Top of the Pops ...... 566 Top of the Pops in the Later Years ...... 571 Conclusion about Top of the Pops ...... 572 Knowledge about Savile in Relation to Top of the Pops ...... 573 Matters of Concern Which Were Not Reported but Which Could Have Been Noticed ...... 577 Matters Which Were Reported to Staff ...... 578 Conclusion about the BBC’s Awareness of Savile’s Misconduct while on Top of the Pops ...... 580

CHAPTER 10 – AWARENESS OF SAVILE’S SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITHIN THE JIM’LL FIX IT TEAM ...... 583

Introduction ...... 583 How Jim’ll Fix It Was Made ...... 583 Child Protection on Jim’ll Fix It ...... 589 Awareness of Savile’s Sexual Deviancy ...... 594 Overview ...... 594 Awareness among Staff of the Need to Take Special Care ...... 596 Evidence of Awareness Emanating from a Member of the Public ...... 616 Discussion ...... 618 Awareness of Roger Ordish ...... 620 Awareness of More Senior Staff about Problems Relating to Savile and Jim’ll Fix It ...... 633 Jim Moir ...... 633 Former Controllers of BBC One ...... 642 Alan Hart ...... 642 Lord Michael Grade ...... 643 Jonathan Powell ...... 645 Alan Yentob ...... 648 Discussion ...... 651

CHAPTER 11 – AWARENESS WITHIN BBC RADIO 1 AND THE BBC RADIO RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT ...... 657

Introduction ...... 657 Investigations Instigated by Douglas Muggeridge,

Controller of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 ...... 661 The Enquiries Made by Derek Chinnery ...... 662 The Account Given by Rodney Collins ...... 668 Comment ...... 672 What Should Mr Muggeridge Have Done? ...... 674 What Was Known about Savile in BBC Radio 1 and What Would Have Been Discovered if Enquiries Had Been Made within BBC Radio 1? ...... 679 BBC Radio 1 Producers – Ted Beston ...... 679 BBC Radio 1 Producers – Other Producers ...... 693 More Junior Members of Staff Including Studio Management ... 694 What Was Known within the Religious Broadcasting Department Radio? ...... 698 Canon Colin Semper ...... 700 Canon David Winter ...... 705 Responsibility for Reporting Awareness of Savile’s Character ...... 719 Further Awareness of Savile’s Proclivities and Reputation Emerging in the 1980s ...... 722 Summary ...... 724

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Dramatis Personae ...... 729 Appendix 2 Chronology ...... 753 Appendix 3 Table Showing the Relevant Senior Roles in BBC Television during Savile’s Active Period at the BBC ... 765 Appendix 4 Table Showing the Relevant Senior Roles in BBC Radio during Savile’s Active Period at the BBC ...... 767 Appendix 5 BBC Management Structure as at the Mid-point in Savile’s Career in Respect of BBC Radio, Television and the World Service ...... 769 Appendix 6 Detailed Information and Charts about Savile’s Victims ...... 771