Jun 30, 2026 · 34 min · 15 segments
In this week's episode, we dive into Mark's role in exposing prolific child offender Jimmy Savile, the shocking nature of Savile's web of lies, and how he was able to get away with it for so long.
Mark Williams-ThomasHost
Jeremy VineHost
And you know, in, in this long book by Dan Davies, the only hero in the whole thing is a guy in the '80s, he was on a cruise ship, and he was predating on this 15-year-old, and in the end, her parents just got sick of him.
He keeps trying to kiss her." And the captain went into Jimmy Savile's cabin and said, "Right, the next port you're off." And he's the only hero in the whole thing because he-
... totally saw, you know, it doesn't matter how famous this guy is, he's a danger.
And I interviewed, and this will sound like a very strange connection here, but, um, in about 2014, I did an interview with Hillary Clinton.
And, um, she had a, she came to us an hour early, so she was sitting around on her own.
No one was with her, and this whole thing was going on with Savile, and she said, "My God, what's this story? Is this this Jimmy Savile guy?" And I said, "You know, isn't it the case our societies always seem to be almost in lockstep on these cultural changes?" And I'm trying to think what the American equivalent is of Savile, and she, she came up with a guy called Sandusky, who's not very famous, but he was a, an abusive coach and I, you know.
And you know, in, in this long book by Dan Davies, the only hero in the whole thing is a guy in the '80s, he was on a cruise ship, and he was predating on this 15-year-old, and in the end, her parents just got sick of him.
He keeps trying to kiss her." And the captain went into Jimmy Savile's cabin and said, "Right, the next port you're off." And he's the only hero in the whole thing because he-
... totally saw, you know, it doesn't matter how famous this guy is, he's a danger.
And I interviewed, and this will sound like a very strange connection here, but, um, in about 2014, I did an interview with Hillary Clinton.
And, um, she had a, she came to us an hour early, so she was sitting around on her own.
No one was with her, and this whole thing was going on with Savile, and she said, "My God, what's this story? Is this this Jimmy Savile guy?" And I said, "You know, isn't it the case our societies always seem to be almost in lockstep on these cultural changes?" And I'm trying to think what the American equivalent is of Savile, and she, she came up with a guy called Sandusky, who's not very famous, but he was a, an abusive coach and I, you know.
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