on sunday, bbc director general tim davie said the sun s allegations differed to the complaint in may. mr davie didn t say how. next, what did the bbc do after the original complaint? the bbc has confirmed that after it was made, its investigations unit began an investigation. in a statement on friday, the bbc said that in these circumstances, they would actively attempt to speak to those who have contacted them. beyond that, the bbc hasn t given us any detail of the work that s been done by its own investigations unit. this evening, the sun is reporting that the young person s stepdad put the allegations to the bbc for an hour . and finally, when were bbc management told about all of this? it s understood the first tim davie heard about the allegations was last thursday. the bbc hasn t said who, if anyone, in senior management was told about the investigation over the weeks beforehand. tim davie told staff on sunday
from the stepdad. we have got the police are investigating whether anything illegal happened. although they haven t lodged a criminal investigation. we have got the person saying nothing unlawful has happened, and we have got the stepdad saying that he went to the police and was told there was nothing illegal. so, tonight many of us are trying to figure out still what happened, and we are also trying to figure out whether it warrants the naming of the presenter. warrants the naming of the presenter- warrants the naming of the resenter. ., ~ , ., , . here to discuss this we have alison hastings, former chair of the bbc trust editorial standards committee she dealt with the savile inquiry and before that thejonathan ross/ russell brand scandal. and professorjonathan shalit, chairman and founder of the intertalent rights group, who has represents presenters such as susanna reid and andrew neil. welcome both of you. alison hastings, first of all, should the bbc have acted sooner? i am b
your family s loss. what a remarkable man your stepfather was. can you tell us about him? it is so easy to look online and read about the dives and the expeditions that he was on. he was so much more than that in my opinion. he was his lovable guy who was a prankster, but cares so much about his family. everything that he did in life, i guess i was so fortunate to have him for so many years as a stepdad. he met so much to myself until my mom. it was such a great relationship we had. even after my mom passed we stayed in touch. i last had seen him in may. we were planning to getting together early july to connect. he is just someone you instantly love. reporter: you met him in high school.
me. you know, i know that sometimes relationships with stepparents are difficult, and they re tricky and you always want to handle them with care. i think he did that and more. he was such a big part of my life, you know, growing up. the way he treated my mom and treated me, it s just something i ll never forget, and it s just been it s just been very hard to process this. i can only imagine. i should tell you that friends who knew your mom well sent me pictures, family pictures, and i know you sent us some family pictures as well. if you look at them it s like any other family, but you had a mom and a stepfather who were both incredibly accomplished and i think that s probably an understatement. one of the things that your stepdad did was he was the underwater research program director of rms titanic for more than a decade. is there any doubt in your mind that he knew going into this the dangers, and did you ever talk