BBC Watch!

[Slim Buddha]

The thing about this case is that it goes far beyond the BBC when you consider Savile's Jersey visits and the lack of police action down through the years. Why was he untouchable for so long?

THere was also the threat that were he to be exposed, as it were, the charity actions and the monies raised, in particular for Stoke Mandeville. would dry up.

[C. Flower]

More and more awful stories coming out. Did anyone see the ITV documentary last night?

[Dr. FIVE]

Dont have the channels but heard enough so far, grim

Think the scale is going to get unbelievably shocking

[DCon]

Can the Queen de-Sir somebody post mortem for kiddy fiddling?

[Dr. FIVE]

he can keep the Papal knighthood presumably

[DCon]

more claims

I was routinely groped on air at the BBC, says former Radio 1 DJ Liz Kershaw

Kershaw said in a BBC interview yesterday: "There was one presenter who routinely groped me. I would be sitting in the studio with my headphones on, my back to the studio door, live on air. . . and then I'd find these wandering hands up my jumper fondling my breasts.

"When I complained to somebody they were incredulous and said: 'Don't you like it, are you a lesbian?'"

George Entwistle, the BBC's new director general, who has launched an inquiry into the allegations against Savile, will now meet with Kershaw, who was prevented from naming her alleged attacker on air for legal reasons.

http://www.independent.ie/world-news...w-3251475.html

[C. Flower]

The allegations are horrendous - the most vulnerable children - some taken out of "Approved Schools" - childhood detention centres - and raped by Saville and others including "Gary Glitter" on BBC premises.

So many people say that he made their flesh creep, but they had no evidence of wrong doing. Other people had evidence, and didn't bring it forward. Supposedly, not one formal complaint was made, and women have said they were afraid to complain.

He was relentlessly promoted by the BBC as someone who was a friend of children.

Hard to see how a healthy institution could have got it so wrong, so my guess is that it was far from healthy.

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

It'll be interesting to see the difference in how this all pans out- for example if some people knew of children being abused in offices at the BBC will they face charges? I suspect the law in the UK in this area is slightly stronger (in as much as it doesn't appear to have accidentally interfered with to prevent legal sanctions being applied as it was in Ireland).

Anyone who knew children were abused and didn't report it to the authorities should, in my opinion, be jailed and it doesn't matter how 'celeb' they are. Or were.

[bernadette]

There appears to have been a criminal cover up of sexual assault crimes at the BBC. Its mind boggling, did it extend as far as childrens tv, was a solid program like Blue Peter involved?

[DCon]

There appears to have been a criminal cover up of sexual assault crimes at the BBC. Its mind boggling, did it extend as far as childrens tv, was a solid program like Blue Peter involved?

Far too many paralells between the BBC and the Catholic Church for my liking

[bernadette]

Far too many paralells between the BBC and the Catholic Church for my liking

Its worrying, almost as though there is a glass ceiling above it you can do what you want as long as the peasants below don't find out.

The pop music industry has always had a reputation to live down to and possibly have been treated more leniently because young girls/boys did and still do chase young pop stars, but that didn't extend to the BBC and if its found that any of their execs covered up or facilitated abuse of children then they should be charged as accessories..

As far as I know once the Brits start to investigate, with one or two shameful exceptions, they usually pull the the thing apart and bring charges. Here we do the same but end up wringing our hands and putting the report in the files.

[Slim Buddha]

Its worrying, almost as though there is a glass ceiling above it you can do what you want as long as the peasants below don't find out.

The pop music industry has always had a reputation to live down to and possibly have been treated more leniently because young girls/boys did and still do chase young pop stars, but that didn't extend to the BBC and if its found that any of their execs covered up or facilitated abuse of children then they should be charged as accessories..

As far as I know once the Brits start to investigate, with one or two shameful exceptions, they usually pull the the thing apart and bring charges. Here we do the same but end up wringing our hands and putting the report in the files.

Like the Americans, the Brits understand what law enforcement means. In Ireland, it is enough to put the law on the statute book and forget about it after that. That is not to say we have no law enforecement. We do, but it is selective.

[bernadette]

Like the Americans, the Brits understand what law enforcement means. In Ireland, it is enough to put the law on the statute book and forget about it after that. That is not to say we have no law enforecement. We do, but it is selective.

Well I don't know, there have been those shameful incidents. The Hutton report was a disgrace. It will be interesting to see which way Leveson jumps.

Any investigation of the BBC will involve heavy duty establishment figures and that too will be interesting to see.

[Slim Buddha]

Well I don't know, there have been those shameful incidents. The Hutton report was a disgrace. It will be interesting to see which way Leveson jumps.

Any investigation of the BBC will involve heavy duty establishment figures and that too will be interesting to see.

Heavy duty establishment figures like Jeffrey Archer and Jonathan Aitken have gone to prison in Great Britain. Any parallel exist in Ireland?? No, I thought not.

[bernadette]

Heavy duty establishment figures like Jeffrey Archer and Jonathan Aitken have gone to prison in Great Britain. Any parallel exist in Ireland?? No, I thought not.

That's the sad thing. We investigate and expose them, at great expense, and then we file it somewhere deep and dark. I don't know why we bother with the investigation at all at all.