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BBC sexual abuse cases, the Glossary

In 2012 and 2013, the British Broadcasting Corporation was involved in a series of investigations, accusations and scandals related to sexual abuse committed by employees, and the reporting of allegations of abuse by others.^[1]

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Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green

Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green (14 May 1942 – 17 January 2014) was a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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Andrew O'Hagan

Andrew O'Hagan (born 1968) is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC controversies

This article outlines, in chronological order, the various controversies surrounding or involving the BBC.

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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: BBC Alba) is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.

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BBC Trust

The BBC Trust was the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) between 2007 and 2017.

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BBC Two

BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.

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Child sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation.

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Clunk Click Every Trip

"Clunk Click Every Trip" is the slogan of a series of British public information films. BBC sexual abuse cases and Clunk Click Every Trip are Jimmy Savile.

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The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, formerly the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, is one of the select committees of the House of Commons, established in 1997.

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Dame Janet Smith Review

In October 2012, Dame Janet Smith was appointed by the BBC to lead an inquiry into the corporation's connection to the sexual abuse committed by Jimmy Savile, a popular television and radio host. BBC sexual abuse cases and Dame Janet Smith Review are 2012 in the United Kingdom, BBC controversies and Jimmy Savile.

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Derek McCulloch

Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch OBE (18 November 1897 – 1 June 1967) was a BBC Radio producer and presenter.

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Director-General of the BBC

The director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation is chief executive and (from 1994) editor-in-chief of the BBC.

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Douglas Muggeridge

Douglas Muggeridge (2 December 1928 – 26 February 1985)BBC annual report and handbook 1986, 1985,, p. 160-1 was the controller of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 from February 1969 until 1976.

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Ed Miliband

Edward Samuel Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since July 2024.

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Exposure (British TV series)

Exposure is a current affairs strand, broadcast in the United Kingdom on the ITV network.

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George Entwistle

George Edward Entwistle (born 8 July 1962) is a former broadcasting executive, who was Director-General of the BBC during 2012, succeeding Mark Thompson.

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Harriet Harman

Harriet Ruth Harman (born 30 July 1950) is a British politician and solicitor who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for over 40 years, from 1982 to 2024, making her one of the longest-serving MPs in British history.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network.

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Janet Smith (judge)

Dame Janet Hilary Smith, (born 29 November 1940), styled The Rt Hon.

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Jersey child abuse investigation

An investigation into historic child abuse in Jersey started in the spring of 2007. BBC sexual abuse cases and Jersey child abuse investigation are child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom, Institutional abuse, Jimmy Savile, sex scandals in the United Kingdom and sexual abuse cover-ups.

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Jim'll Fix It

Jim'll Fix It is a British television series broadcast by the BBC, presented by Jimmy Savile and running for almost two decades, between May 1975 and July 1994. BBC sexual abuse cases and Jim'll Fix It are Jimmy Savile.

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Jimmy Savile

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English media personality and DJ. BBC sexual abuse cases and Jimmy Savile are Operation Yewtree.

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Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal

It emerged in late 2012 that Jimmy Savile, a British media personality who had died the previous year, had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout his life, mostly children but some as old as 75, and mostly female. BBC sexual abuse cases and Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal are 2012 in the United Kingdom, 2012 scandals, BBC controversies, child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom, Institutional abuse, Jimmy Savile, Operation Yewtree, sex crimes in the United Kingdom, sex scandals in the United Kingdom, sexual abuse cover-ups and sexual misconduct allegations.

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John Simpson (journalist)

John Cody Fidler-Simpson (born 9 August 1944) is an English foreign correspondent who is currently the world affairs editor of BBC News.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Lionel Gamlin

Lionel James Gamlin (30 April 1903 – 16 October 1967).

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Liz Kershaw

Elizabeth Marguerita Mary Kershaw (born 30 July 1958) is an English radio broadcaster.

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London Review of Books

The London Review of Books (LRB) is a British literary magazine published bimonthly (twice a month) that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.

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Maria Miller

Dame Maria Frances Miller'MILLER, Rt Hon.

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Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly known as the Metropolitan Police, which is still its common name, serves as the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London.

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Michael Lyons (BBC chairman)

Sir Michael Thomas Lyons (born 15 September 1949) is a British politician and former Chairman of the BBC Trust (now the BBC Board).

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Newsnight

Newsnight is the BBC's news and current affairs programme, providing in-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines.

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Nick Pollard

George Nicholas Pollard (born 15 November 1950) is a British journalist and the former head of Sky News.

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North Wales child abuse scandal

The North Wales child abuse scandal was the subject of a three-year, £13 million investigation into the physical and sexual abuse of children in care homes in the counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd, in North Wales, including the Bryn Estyn children's home at Wrexham, between 1974 and 1990. BBC sexual abuse cases and North Wales child abuse scandal are Institutional abuse, sex crimes in the United Kingdom and sexual abuse cover-ups.

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Operation Yewtree

Operation Yewtree was a British police investigation into sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the English media personality Jimmy Savile and others. BBC sexual abuse cases and Operation Yewtree are 2012 in the United Kingdom, child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom and Jimmy Savile.

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Panorama (British TV programme)

Panorama is a British current affairs documentary programme broadcast on the BBC.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. BBC sexual abuse cases and Rolf Harris are Operation Yewtree.

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The secretary of state for culture, media and sport, also referred to as the culture secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_sexual_abuse_cases

BBC sexual abuse cases, the Glossary

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See also

2012 in the United Kingdom

2012 scandals

BBC controversies

Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom

Institutional abuse

Jimmy Savile

Operation Yewtree

Sex crimes in the United Kingdom

Sex scandals in the United Kingdom

References