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Veteran British Broadcaster Admits To Sexual Abuse Of Girls
May 2, 2013 Stuart Hall is the latest British TV personality who has been linked to sexual abuse. His arrest is part of an operation that followed revelations about the beloved Jimmy Savile, who died in 2011.
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Update: BBC Will Play Clip Of 'Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead'
April 12, 2013 Radio 1 had an issue: Should its Official Chart show play the song, or would that be too tasteless since it was pushed to the top of the charts by critics of Margaret Thatcher? Those who didn't admire the Iron Lady have used the song to make their voices heard.
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Jimmy Savile Sexually Abused Hundreds, Police Report Concludes
January 11, 2013 The case received public attention in early October, when British broadcaster ITV aired a program in which five women said they had been abused by Jimmy Savile in the 1970s. Three of them said the abuse occurred at BBC facilities. A flood of reports followed, as hundreds of victims came forward.
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Crisis At BBC Spreads As Two News Execs Step Aside
November 12, 2012 The moves come just days after the BBC's director-general resigned over a news program that wrongly accused a former lawmaker of child abuse. The scandal, which follows another one involving a late BBC star who's been revealed to be a pedophile, has raised big questions about journalistic standards in the modern age.