Henry Zebrowski

And this was an open secret at the BBC for decades.

In fact, there is footage of Jimmy Savile goosing a teenage girl repeatedly.

During an episode of Top of the Pops, like, they're coming back from a commercial, and he's goosing her.

She's going, ah, stop, ah!

And he's just fucking staring at the camera, delivering his lines.

It is so obvious that it is insane that no one said anything publicly at the time.

But the fact that many of Saville's crimes happened on BBC property ensured that Jimmy Saville was always protected by the BBC.

Additionally, Jimmy Savile was such a surefire moneymaker for the BBC that they did everything they could to protect his reputation even after his death.

There were a lot of episodes of Jim Will Fix It that could have run forever.

Stories about his crimes that were held back while he was alive for fear of libel suits were still spiked by the BBC in the months after his passing.

And mostly the BBC did this to protect their fucking programming schedule because they had planned multiple tributes to Savile's life that were set to be aired during the 2011 Christmas season.

Because there's nothing that the British love more than a Christmas special.

Dr. Who Christmas special, The Office.

The British go nuts for Christmas specials.

I think it's the most British holiday.

Christmas?

Yes.

In my mind.

I've spent a Christmas in Britain.

It is magical.