Part Four: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare
4/23/20261 hr 12 min
Robert concludes the harrowing tale of Jimmy Saville by explaining the horrific reach his relationship with Margaret Thatcher gave him into the NHS, and how he lived out his days as BBC royalty.
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First 90 secondsSophie Lichterman· Co-host0:00
[upbeat music] Coolzone Media.
Robert Evans· Host0:02
[upbeat music] Welcome to Behind the Bastards, a podcast about the very worst people in all of history that, I don't know, I, you, sometimes you just wanna change up how you introduce your show, you know?
Speaker 2· Panelist0:19
Just saying- Don't do it the same way every time ... this, this, this guy, uh- This is- Mm-hmm ...
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host0:22
the biggest bastard, yeah.
Robert Evans· Host0:23
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2· Panelist0:24
This guy, this guy's in the running is what I'm saying.
Robert Evans· Host0:26
One of them, right? Yeah.
Speaker 2· Panelist0:27
One, def- He's, uh, he's, he's way up there.
Robert Evans· Host0:28
He's a bigger bastard than all the pollen in the fucking air right now, as we turn to this- Jesus- ... fucking cursed spring ...
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host0:33
the pollen is out of control.
Robert Evans· Host0:35
I know.
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host0:35
Oh my gosh.
Robert Evans· Host0:36
Terrible.
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host0:37
It's awful.
Robert Evans· Host0:37
We just need another 12 months of winter. Come on, guys.
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host0:40
I- Like, a real winter this time. I, I have the opposite. You know, when people are like, "Oh my gosh, I get seasonal- Mm ... depression in the winter"- Mm-hmm ... it's like, no, winter rocks.
Robert Evans· Host0:51
Yep. [laughs] Winter's so much better.
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host0:53
I love winter.
Robert Evans· Host0:54
And you know what's even better than winter? Learning about a p- mm, well- Courtney's back ... we're gonna start anyway.
Speaker 2· Panelist1:01
Courtney.
Robert Evans· Host1:01
With our guest, Courtney Koszegh. [laughs] Hello, Courtney. How are you feeling- Hello ... as we talk about this monster?
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host1:06
Glad to be back for another horrific episode.
Robert Evans· Host1:10
Oh, good.
Sophie Lichterman· Co-host1:11
Yeah.
Robert Evans· Host1:11
Well, I, we're glad to have you back. We love having you on the show. We love tormenting you with horrible things. [laughs] Um, that's what you do with your friends, you know? [laughs] You, you gather together- That is not what you do with your friends, buddy ... spend time talking about Jimmy Savile.
Speaker 2· Panelist1:26
That's what- Yes ... you do with your friends.
Robert Evans· Host1:28
[laughs] Yeah. That's