BBC under fire over handling of Saville case
26 February 2016 |
11:09 am
The UK's national broadcaster, the BBC, has been severely criticised by an investigation into historical sex abuse, including by former presenter Jimmy Saville.
Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports.
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