Not registered? Register here. Liz Kershaw described the atmosphere at the station as "intimidating" and said that when she tried to complain she was asked if she was a lesbian.
Her comments came as the BBC promised to co-operate fully with an inquiry by the Metropolitan Police into claims that the late presenter Sir Jimmy Savile regularly abused young girls. Ms Kershaw, who now works for Radio 6 Music, said that when she joined Radio 1 in - the year Sir Jimmy left - his behaviour was an "open secret" at the station.
The main jokes were about his adventures on the Radio 1 Roadshow. It was massive then. I don't think so. Upon hearing of Kershaw's claims, a BBC spokesman said: "We are shocked by allegations that anything of this sort could have been carried out by anyone working for the BBC.
We would encourage anyone with information on such issues to also speak to the police. The ITV documentary which recently brought Savile's alleged past actions to light was watched by 1. Metropolitan Police have since confirmed that they have met officials from the BBC who were "fully co-operating with detectives" following the claims.
Type keyword s to search. No complaints were received by the BBC at the time of the alleged abuses. Ms Kershaw, who arrived at Radio 1 around the time Sir Jimmy was leaving, said: "The rumours were there, the jokes were there. It was an open secret. The main jokes were about his adventures on the Radio 1 Roadshow.
It was massive then. Can you imagine the X Factor judges rounding up the contestants and asking for sexual favours after the show? I don't think so," she added. Referring to Ms Kershaw's claims about her time at Radio 1, a BBC spokesman said: "We are shocked by allegations that anything of this sort could have been carried out by anyone working for the BBC.
We would encourage anyone with information on such issues to also speak to the police.
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