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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

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

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism

The series shines a light on the predator and necrophiliac who hid in plain sight as a ‘national treasure’. Plus, a sweet sequel to Love, Simon. Here’s what to watch on TV tonight

The star of controversial BBC drama about the serial sex abuser reveals the stresses of the role

The series will track Savile’s rise to becoming one of the biggest stars in television and will also focus on his years of sexual abuse

The four-part BBC One series explores how Savile used his celebrity and his powerful connections to conceal his sexual abuse and exploit institutional failings. Ellie Harrison hears from those who made the show about their divisive bid to bring the story to the screen

Steve Coogan’s take on the serial sex offender is astonishingly spooky. But questions remain as to whether it should have been made – and whether the BBC has given itself too easy a ride

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism