Jimmy Savile was one of Britain's biggest
stars — and, allegedly, one of its worst sexual predators. Now the
nation is asking whether there was a link between one and the other.
Was
this man at the heart of the nation's popular culture a product of the
permissive 1960s and '70s, or do the conditions that allegedly let him
get away with repeated child sex abuse still exist, even as awareness of
the problem is more widespread?
Savile,
who died a year ago at age 84, came to fame in an era of social
transformation. He started out as a dance hall DJ in the early days of
rock 'n' roll before breaking into television in the early '60s as host
of the music program "Top of the Pops." Later he hosted "Jim'll Fix It,"
a TV show in which he made young viewers' wishes come true. Go here to read more and see a video.
