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Across 60 chapters, and over 600 pages, Dan Davies attempts to reveal the real Jimmy Savile. Savile was ubiquitous to those who grew up in the UK during the 60s, 70s and 80s, through his successful TV shows, charity fund raising, TV adverts, and relationships with senior establishment figures. Since his death in 2011 he has also been revealed as Britain’s most notorious and prolific sex offender of all time. This book gets to the heart of how he was able to operate with impunity and avoid prosecution.

Born into poverty in Leeds in 1926, Jimmy Savile rose to become a knight of the realm, and a confidant of Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana, and the Prince of Wales. Along the way, he invented the concept of the club DJ, gave the BBC two of its most iconic shows (Top of the Pops and Jim’ll Fix It) and pioneered the celebrity as charity worker and fund raiser. These achievements alone make for a fascinating read, however