The BBC has announced its plans for a new drama about TV personality Jimmy Savile, titled The Reckoning. The mini-series will tell the story of how the presenter rose to fame, and how the horrifying sexual abuse scandal which had been kept under wraps throughout his life unfolded after his
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Harold Shipman was able to kill for so long because of the legacy of the Moors murders, a BBC documentary has suggested. Myra Hindley and Ian Brady murdered five children in Hyde in the 1960s, just over a decade before Shipman set up his GP practice in the same town.
Read moreTonight a documentary about Harold Shipman’s gruesome crimes will air on BBC Two. The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story will go into detail about how he got away with murder for more than 25 years. Shipman was one of Britain’s worst serial killers, and is believed to have
Read moreFrankie Boyle’s BBC comedy show has been hit with complaints after viewers felt some of the comments made were ‘offensive’. Frankie Boyle’s New World Order has returned for its fourth series, and in its second episode on Thursday, September 10, the Scottish star took aim at some of the government’s
Read moreBBC bosses are facing Covid mutiny after some of the celebrity contestants for the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing series are said to be refusing to isolate. Insiders have claimed that some stars are worried entering self isolation will mean they are away from their family. A source said: "The BBC
Read moreAndrew Neil is leaving the BBC to join forces with a news rival channel that has been backed by the US group Discovery aiming to bring talk-radio spirit to UK viewers. Launching in early 2021 and with Andrew now firmly under GB News' belt, they'll be hoping to upstage the
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Dan Walker and Louise Minchin were on-hand to provide BBC Breakfast viewers with the biggest news stories of the morning as well as having Matt Taylor giving
Read moreGordon Brown couldn’t have got out of his BBC Breakfast interview quickly enough today, which didn’t go unnoticed by presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. The former Prime Minister appeared live on the news show via video call from his him on North Queensferry, protesting that the government must extend
Read moreGavin & Stacey writer Ruth Jones has hinted we could get another reunion special – but we may have to wait a fair while. The BBC favourite broke records with its Christmas special in 2019 – the first new episode of the show for nine years. So when Ruth, who
Read moreTHE new BBC boss has promised "radical" change and told opinionated staff to quit after the corporation's row over leftie bias. In an address to staff this lunchtime, Tim Davie warned the BBC must change to survive and that it doesn't have a "right to exist". Rallying the troops as
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