The Latest Breaking News from Jimmy Savile

In focusing on the predatory presenter, the show failed to give victims a proper voice

Letters: Readers respond to Lucy Mangan’s review of the BBC series The Reckoning

Steve Coogan portrays Jimmy Savile in the new BBC mini-series The Reckoning. This much anticipated and debated show is the most recent – and perhaps most contentious – in a long line of programmes “based on real events”, that focus on harrowing stories of abuse or murder.

‘Loose Women’ star said she could ‘barely watch’ BBC drama ‘The Reckoning’

‘Loose Women’ star said she could ‘barely watch’ BBC drama ‘The Reckoning’

The prolific paedophile and predator is played by Steve Coogan in the shocking TV series; this is the real story of the disgraced presenter’s life and crimes, and how they eventually came to light

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

Coogan captures the charm and creepy depravity of the notorious abuser. But this is a horrific tale most of us already know – and the BBC’s depressing drama adds little of value

All four episodes of The Reckoning – the explosive four-part drama about the exposure of Jimmy Savile – are streaming now. Here's how to watch The Reckoning from anywhere.

We know what “From the river / to the sea” means now: an Israel without Jews. The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC), a group of Muslim fundamentalists and affluent socialists, protests across Britain and this is its song. It will be at the Israeli embassy in Kensington tonight because it is…

This week will see the Lancashire actor pivot to a sphere far beyond anything he’s done before when he plays Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s drama The Reckoning