The Psychology of JIMMY SAVILE | therapist explains 

Here's a theory...Savile knew of people far bigger and much more powerful than him who were doing worse than he was. This will still be the case today.

John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten of the "Sex Pistols") never kept silent on the matter of Jimmy Savile...

Never caught?? He was frequently caught. He was never brought to justice.

There is always a power dynamic with predators. He chose victims who couldn't or wouldn't fight back, seeing them as weak and disposable. In many ways, this is the mindset of "sheep vs. wolves" where a predator self loathes any vulnerability within themselves and preys on the vulnerability of others.

We felt as Children that there was "something off" about Jimmy Saville but we couldn't put our fingers on and he was creepy and we wouldn't want to meet him. When it broke after his death that he had been abusing people in environments where they should be safe we were glad that we hadn't met or written to Jimmy Saville. The bigger shock i think for a lot of people was when Rolf Harris was arrested, he seemed a normal Uncle figure that we saw on telly but as Esther Rantszen said in an interview it isn't monsters we fear it is the people we know.

I was a child aged 10 in England in 1975 and I can’t recall any friends or other kids ever saying anything positive about Savile . There were other high profile DJs whom were popular because they were funny like Noel Edmunds or Kenny Everett and others whom we’d poke fun at but Savile wasn’t at all popular or worthy of interest other than being a noticeable show off whom seemed a bit too old or unattractive when compared to the rest involved with Radio 1 or kids tv. Then there was that strange noise he’d make ....🤮👍

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Hi, I'm only at the beginning of the video so far, but I just want to tell you how much I appreciate your intergity as a counsellor and how ethical you always try to be. As a psychology student and hopefully future therapist, that sweeping, definite psychoanalyzing and diagnosing of people that some of these "internet therapists" tend to do leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. I really appreciate that you don't do that kind of thing. You're so down to earth and humble, it really shows that you take your line of work seriously and take pains to do it well, that you genuinly care about people, think about stuff, that it hasn't gone to your head. It's one of the reasons you're probably my favourite channel now. I appreciate you so much. We need more people like you. Thank you and take care.

Jimmy's relationship with his mother always reminds me of Norman Bates from the Psycho franchise. With the whole yes Mother, I'll do what you ask mother etc.

Stories like this are awful but humans are also forgetful. It's why I'm against pieces of history to do with slavery being destroyed. It's not that I'm pro slavery, it's because it's there to perpetually remind generations why it's a bad idea

To me he is the most haunting of our modern devils. But I'll say this, your presentation was both brilliant and gave me the very first (and likely last, it's too hard to contemplate for long) consideration of the utter horror of that little boy's upbringing in terms of it being the chrysalis of the total monster the man became.

I found this to be deeply profound and respectful. We can clearly feel your trepidation for the subject matter in this video, and you tackle it with sincerity and without grandiose statements or sensationalism. I watched the Saville documentary recently and found it to be one of the most gruesome and uncomfortable stories I've ever heard, and I tend to watch a lot of true crime. Hearing your perspective has made me feel even more empathy for the victims. Let's hope we keep going in an ever greater direction focusing on the healing and the prevention of these crimes in the future.

For me the worse part of the abuse was not being believed. Not only did it let the abuse continue but it made me believe that there must have been something wrong with me. That somehow it was my fault and a part of me never stopped feeling that way.

I was abused as a child, this was not from family, but i held in anger for years and built myself up to be a very large physical person, i also became a manager of a large company, this made me forget my childhood traumas. I had bariatric surgery which halved my size but along with this caused physical problems which has crippled me, this also made me have to leave my work. i have many spinal problems since the weight loss, a year after my weight loss i made my first attempt in taking my life. My mother has always said i seamed different immediately after my weight loss operation in her words i lost my spark, i have attempted to end my life multiple times since this but never had the thought to do it as a large person. I believe i created my persona to help me battle my childhood weaknesses and due to the weight loss and physical strength it opened everything up, and i first spoke about my abuse when the jimmy Saville story broke, since then i have been under the care of mental health services and still feel suicidal today.

I'm a firm believer that it is the responsibility of all adults, not just parents, to address difficult truths in order to help change them for society. (At least the able ones) We can't begin to change difficult issues like pedophilia if we don't begin to address it by discussing it. Interesting how in retrospect several of his interviews seem to allude to his darker tendencies upon further consideration. Perhaps it is a first step in addressing the issue if we explore the psychology in perpetrators. I feel very mournful for the victims and hope they are able to find peace and healing. Well done with the video I feel you handled with as much delicacy as can be managed for the topic. I particularly liked the insight on narcissism as I never considered the sensitive ego before.

I am curious. Why does youtube allow nude yoga and massage videos because they are "educational" but you can't educate people about dark topics without avoiding certain words? Talk about a double standard.

Two of my family actually met him. My grandma was in one of his clubs in Leeds with a friend and jimmys bouncer came up and said “jimmy would like to see you in his office”. My grandma declined and when jimmy came out of his office a few minutes later he actually spat on my grandma as he walked past her. My uncle met him too a few times near roundhay, said they have a few chats and he always seemed like a fairly nice guy

After hearing analyses of various really horrible people I lean towards the idea that no child is born evil. Villains arn't born, they are created. Created by sub-par parents who do not care enough to understand the importance of their role. It's frustrating and heartbreaking at the same time. Society as a whole seems to view having children as a right and something which is necessary to be called a complete human being, rather than a privilege.

I wonder who his father was. He never talked about him only about his mother. So either his father was also abusing him even harder, or just did nothing.

I think a lot about his epitaph, "it was fun while it lasted." how it was the vicious monstrous last words of a bastard, and how it was a cheap throw away line devoid of sentiment and introspection. A line said by someone just to have something to say. An imitation of profundity and good cheer.

Interesting video. Being from the U.S. I never heard of Savile before his death. The story of his getting away with such atrocity for so many decades is truly disturbing, especially for the children affected. A book I highly recommend for anyone wanting to protect their children from "friends" that are not on the up and up is entitled "Why, Gary, Why?" by Jody Plauche. He was abused by his karate teacher for a year or more during which time the abuser -- his karate teacher, who was quite popular -- also gained the trust of his family before abducting him from Louisiana and taking him to Los Angeles, California. Long story short, the police were able to trace him (due to a collect phone call) and retrieve the boy who was I think 11 years old by that time. The child had his reasons for not admitting to ANYONE that he had been so much as touched, but thankfully he was taken to a hospital while still in LA and a rape test kit was used on him which proved he had been abused. There is a lot more to the story, and Jody -- that young boy who is now a mature adult -- wrote a book about it which will help people understand what the child is often going through and his/her reasoning for not telling, etc. He also gives tips for parents on how to watch out for others who may have the same kind of ulterior motives that his abductor had. Although all of this happened about 38 years ago, the book was not completed and published until 2019.

I've been both horrified and fascinated with this case for some time. I must say yours is the most profound analysis I've found so far. Thanks!

An absolutely first rate analysis..... Thank you for such a quality documentary.

I remember as a child in the 1970s/80s I wanted to write in to Jim'll Fix It but my Mum refused to let me, she obviously saw something in this man then, despite all his popularity. Looking back at the footage of him, he was just vile, a total creep. I really enjoyed your analysis of him, especially the sheer emptiness of his being, the empty void of his personality. Talking of personalities like Savile will hopefully prevent such a thing being so easily perpetrated again.

In so many videos I've seen about people who have done horrible things, they are often dismissed through the overtly simplistic lens as being horrible people through and through and little else, but you break his circumstances down so thoughtfully, compassionately and considerably. You convey that he was a human being who was incredibly emotionally stunted, and used his charm and quick wit as a means of overcompensating for his truly unforgivable dark side, which he'd tried to shove down time after time. The added personal anecdote you shared made this understandably poignant. Especially with fame, it seems like he felt incredibly conflicted with himself, and although his cool, confident demeanor, demonstrable experience, and especially his proclivity for charity clearly catalyzed him to royalty (and knighthood at that), the subtle, inadvertent hints and glimpses of how spiritually broken he truly was would eventually take precedent in how the general public viewed him overall. It's unfortunate though that even the recent Netflix documentary, though it rightfully focuses on his influence in society and the people he genuinely inspired, has only highlighted the truth of his heinous crimes after he died. I can see how, in some way, with the bias from his extraordinary influence, people were hesitant to do a deep dive, simply because his sinister nature is extremely difficult to accept. But with time, we put our feelings aside and have to face the truth.

He didn’t get away with it, people knew what he was doing and allowed him to do it.

He was so arrogant and knew he was untouchable because he threatened to bring so many down with him if anything happened to him.Great video.People need to be told the truth

I knew many people, nurses, kids etc. who knew Saville both negatively and positively. Your insight into this story is exceptional. I'll now finish the programme.

I think understanding perpetrators is important. It might help us see the warning signs and prevent tragedies in the future. Another thing that helps is more survivor stories. Them being supported could lead to a more empathic society.

Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols said Saville was dodgy on air and they never released the footage. Piers Morgan, for all his faults allowed Johnny to speak on it in an interview years back

Remarkable - so insightful. Most helpful for us to try to understand Jimmy Saville. He's somebody no one understood - nor, apparently, wants to understand. You've broken an important taboo. We need to understand Saville. Your measured analysis of his life is amazing - from his bizarre upbringing, personality traits and career, leading to the probable motivations for his crimes is most revealing. There's so much to learn from this. Well done indeed. Thank you.

On the topic if his psyche was empty: I don't remember his name, but there's this psychologist here on RU-vid who (identifies? is properly diagnosed?) is also a narcissist, which he admits openly, and he uses his platform to educate people on that personality, how to deal with it and what to expect, etc. I don't follow him anymore bc he creeps me out. But an important thing I learned from some of his videos, and I think he emphasizes the fact every so often, is that he is indeed an empty shell. There's no one there, except for the narcissist. Behind those eyes, there lurks no personality, no character, nothing but narcissism and emptiness, because everything he is IS the narcissist, nothing else. I have no idea if he's for real or not, but it sounds very much like what you described here. Also I had previously heard of the dark triad, but I had no idea that one person could be all three of them. That's ... scary

Excellent measured analysis. Have you considered the possibility of this family being involved in a cult of some sort? The fact that all 3 sons were involved in sexual abuse indicates the possibility of ongoing sexual abuse within the home and makes me wonder what may have happened to the girls. Being devout and attending Church can be a 'cover' for cult groups. The depth of depravity of Jimmy, the brothers involved in sexual abuse, the instant 'healing' ie overnight credited to going to church, (from something a Dr has given the prognosis as death), the detachment of the mother, involving Jimmy in the deaths at the care home - these make me think this is much deeper than an emotionally neglected childhood. It may be that Jimmy is 'empty' because he was abused to the point of dissociation - broken, maybe not by neglect, but with intent.

Saville was severely abused by his horrible mother. On top of that he had a miserable childhood spent in an old people's home etc. And it doesn't sound like he had any loving or caring other adults in his young life. So he was completely 'alone' which was a theme throughout his life. Being so detached and probably seeking revenge he went on to abuse hundreds of others. There are millions of kids who aren't getting enough care and love. WE can give them a smile. It takes a village to raise a child. All wars and man made atrocities are caused by adults who have been severely abused as kids. Thankfully most abused kids don't go on to abuse others. But they suffer throughout their lives with depression etc. We can start to turn this around with a smile and a kind word. I remember fondly the few times a teacher or other adult smiled at me or I felt they thought of me kindly. It's a start.

“The Duchess” reminds me a lot of Beatrice Horseman (cold, neglectful, verbally abusive, never watched or claimed to never watch her son’s shows), which makes me wonder if that character was inspired by her.

I don't think that anyone really understands these matters but congratulations on your efforts.

Jimmy Savile is but one of many horrors of years gone by... But then there are the more recent ones which also get swept under the carpet; Rotherham grooming gangs, Jeffrey Epstein, etc. We (as a society) don't know how to react. We know we should react, but we feel helpless to help once a person's innocence has been extinguished... Darkness doesn't "sell"... 😣

What always struck me about Saville was, here's a man doing all this charitable work for 'the people' and yet I never sensed any warmth or love for real people. Except the weird fixation on his mother. How much of the charity work was to validate the youngest family member in the eyes of his mother? To prove his worth. Also, I wonder how much of the larger than life bleached hair, wacky clothes etc, was about creating a a character for the real, damaged, him to hide behind?

I voted caution/against making this video. I was wrong. I have a strange relationship with "true crime" and how sensationalist it can be. This was not that. It was sensitive, balanced and showed the importance of talking about these matters but kept those who were victimised at the heart throughout. Thank you

His mother strikes me as the kind of woman who became a mother, not because she wanted to, because that’s just what women did. She doesn’t seem to have any investment in any of her kids probably. especially if multiple of them went on to become sex offenders. What miserable people with miserable lives making more people miserable. How will this cycle be broken...

I had heard a psychologist discuss narcissist having an emotionally stunted age of around 18mths which if I remember correctly he was implying was due to neglect, abuse or something else disrupting child development.

Thank you so much for this video. I found it to be very insightful. I grew up in a country outside UK, so only heard of Savile not long before his death, having watched Louis Theroux's interviews with this shell of a man. In particular I appreciated your observation about Savile having no sense of boundaries, because that comes across in almost all his interactions with others, even those he didn't abuse. I can remember feeling uncomfortable while watching the Theroux interviews. Savile was clearly gaming Louis in an attempt to evade any level of insight or truth. In essence, Savile was always in control of the interview.

What a fascinating analysis. He obviously hated women. His relationship with his mother is so disturbing. The fact that he was able to fulfil his deviant evil desires for so long is a disgrace.

You could probably do a whole one on the psychology of celebrity and the way ordinary folk react to it and the power that comes with fame.

This to me is the most important part of exploring such cases. HOW and WHY does someone become a monster? Yes it’s important to look at how to identify one…but the making of a dark triad vs the nature of a dark triad is critically important! Thank you. I’d love for a lengthy study of Dahmer and his father….

I'd be willing to bet Andrew had an idea of what Saville was doing

A norwegian psychologist named Aina Sundt Gullhaugen has proposed a new model which suggests that repressed shame is actually at the core of psychopathy. She thinks that psychopaths are people who have or have had so much problems with shame that they can't deal with it. And so much of their behaviors can be explained as them unconsciously avoiding shame. Her model is called the "Dynamic Model of Psychopathy". The model aims to explain the internal problems that the psychopaths face themselves (even though they won't admit it). She's said that we won't be able to treat psychopathy until we understand what's difficult for the psychopath. We can't treat that which we don't understand. So she's been trying to lay a foundation for clinical treatment of psychopaths. She is more optimistic than most when it comes to psychopathy. It's a bit refreshing to see there's still people trying to find treatment options. But she has never said it would be easy. It would take a lot of time. And it would also depend on how willing the psychopath is in being there.

It was around 35 minutes in when I realised that understanding somebody's psychology brings about feelings of sympathy... I'd never considered that before. I've been fascinated with Savile for a while because I can't just chalk him up to being a psychopath because there seems to be something more there. This has been phenomenal listening and viewing, I think I'll have to watch a second time for more info to digest.

Thank you for making this video. Not being British, I never really had any exposure to Savile. My husband wrote into Jim Will Fix It though. It’s hard to understand how ubiquitous Savile really was, not having been exposed to it. Knowing that he was makes this story truly chilling. It’s nice to hear another aspect of the story that no one else has really addressed. It’s important to pick this case apart and look at every piece. Every time we do this, it goes to prevent this from happening continuously

Thanks for these videos. The quality of both information and emotional dialogue is unparalleled on RU-vid. May these words resonate with more people. Great job!

Strange how many serial killers and notorious criminals have odd maternal relationships.

I was born in 1961 - so grew up with Savile as a TV personality. It’s just not true to say he was universally adored - everybody thought he was a creep in my experience. I’m sure he had his fans but he was no where near as popular as you may think. Fix it was popular despite him. Of course the BBC revolved around its ‘stars’ and constantly promoted his charity work, marathon running etc. giving the impression that he was far more beloved than he actually was.

It seems to me that he spent his life pretending to give himself to everybody because the sad truth is that he was unable, or willing to give anything at all. He was a miser with money and was unable to show or give affection. If he was a necrophile, that would suggest that he could get what he wanted without giving anything in return. The dead could not humiliate him as his mother had done, they could not judge him and he had complete control and power over them. When his mother died, he had complete control of her and how much time he spent with her. One does have to wonder whether he exercised the unpalatable act of ultimate power and control over her during the five days he spent with her. She was the only person he did not have in his control. He did not allow anyone to get close to him because he knew that if they did they would quickly see through the charade, That suggests that the image he portrayed was a thin veneer, and he had no depth. He was projecting the polar opposite of what he truly was. Control seems to be the key factor in his personality - the real one.

The most disturbing thing is that BBC still exist.

He was also an MI6 Operative. But no one wants to go there. This goes deep in all directions. My heart goes to the victims whos lives where ruined. People protected him. This story will not stop because there is still so much hidden. They really dont want this story associated with the government. Look at the BBC.

His mother certainly contributed to the development of personality in Saville.

The people who enabled him and then act as if they had no idea are more distasteful. I find it naive to assume he's the only person in media behaving this way. But the heat is getting too much with all the current scandals pointing in that direction so here's today's boogie man to misdirect the public.

It’s interesting to think of someone who presents his trauma through the dark triad as lacking that sense of being a substantial, safe container for their felt experience. I have experience both personal and in my practice of early attachment neglect leading to this difficulty, but never considered it as an underlying issue that could layer with other experiences in such a way that THIS is what it looks like. It’s a challenging thought!

You’ve done an absolutely brilliant job on this one, tasteful, respectful, insightful. I watched the Netflix documentary the other day and it definitely felt like a huge chunk of the story was missing, especially what you mentioned around his siblings facing similar charges. Thank you for this deep dive! P.S. Amigos, trust me, you do not want to fall asleep to this video. I’m aware his voice is soothing and the music is relaxing, but the nightmares will be extra spicy.

that Irish sounding guy at the start of this vid interviewing Jimmy, I remember him when I lived in the UK, I believe his name is Anthony Clare. Great interviewer. I remember Savile on Jim'll Fix It when I was 10 years old and I knew something was wrong with the guy and never watched a full episode. The guy made me feel uncomfortable just watching him.

Fascinating thank you. I live near Leeds and was brought up as a child with Saville on TV every week. I even thought about attending his memorial in Leeds, but didn’t go in the end. I’ve watched the Netflix doc and didn’t know about his brothers, so yes why on earth weren’t they included. As a result I now find it interesting as to how this pervert hoodwinked a nation for so long including your incisive psychological breakdown.

One thing no one mentions is Savile had an IQ of 160 and he was very manipulative that's two of the reasons he got away with everything all his life

An incredibly insightful, appropriately compassionate & thoughtful exploration of a difficult topic. Very well done, my friend.

From my perspective Saville create his "image"/himself, to protect his remaining pieces of "true himself". On different stages of learning, people's perception is different. If he was rejected by his mother as a child, or she gave him constant signal: "you're not good enough". No wonder he tried to buy her love, atention, affection. It doesn't matter how hard he tried to be "good enough". After many attempts, the pain is too overwhelming and it's easier, safe, to hide deep inside "true self". And also it's easier ti show, give, to others what they want or need. This "hurt entity" inside is quite satisfied that still is able to make others smile, give a bit happiness, amusement, etc. Also this hidden "nature" seek sort of revenge for all suffering. It's like primal instinct, and some people are not able to hide it efficiently. I might be wrong. It's only my opinion. Best regards.

I met Savile once through my job in the early 90's. Creepy as f***

I find the British government a lot more disturbing.

I think your point about him feeling indestructible was a good one. The man had incredible good luck in being able to ride the wave of the youth revolution in popular music and get himself into broadcasting. He was really just in the right place at the right time to land a job at Radio Luxemburg and then TOTP. Then to get away for so long with his offending without any kind of proper challenge probably made him feel that he really could do almost anything he wanted. I bet he couldn't believe his luck at times. The other side of him though was the very manipulative, intimidating and careful side, always on the lookout for potential trouble and knowing he had to shut it down immediately.

As a slight side issue, have you noticed how narcissists take such effort about their hair? Image is everything to them.

Really interesting and thoughtful analysis. Well researched and sensitively expressed. Well done

Great to see an intelligent and sensitive approach to this subject.

Great analysis building on the Anthony Clare interview and other snippets of him interacting with people throughout the years. He knew he was empty compared to "normal" people hence calling himself a machine. A cyborg. That's the thing with narcissistic psychopaths. They're completely empty shells feeding off other people like vampires. Growing up feeling invisible, unheard leading to a continual need to seen and heard, of wanting to reach and out and connect but completely unable to know what to do with any connection he made on anything other than a surface level. Like a stone skimming over the surface of a pond. Needing the pond to bounce off but scared of being swallowed up by it. Interesting what you said about the only closeness he felt towards his mother was when he was close to death as a child... Maybe that's one of the reasons why he surrounded himself with ill and dying people. That's the closest thing to being connected and being alive that he felt?

I’m a transistorized, transgenederized, transmogrified trans-human A corporatized, commercialized, industrial-strength consumer A goal setting, gym sweating, debt fretting freak A social climbing net-worker that’s always on heat I got my education, majoring in indoctrination Where they taught me to comply, to never question why And so I’m chasing an illusion, of success that’s a delusion That is sending me insane, exploding my brain And as we teeter on the brink, soon to be extinct I always wear a smile, coz I'm living in denial

Since he was a devout catholic, I wonder if his charity work was an attempt to atone for his crimes. He was even knighted by the pope for his charity work.

The task of adulting , taking care of yourself, meeting basic needs, career, relationships, parenting for victims of childhood abuse is akin to running in a race with one leg. Sometimes that leg is even tied behind your back r shoced down your throat. Managing life can feel like an endless game of falling down and picking yourself up by your own bootstrap. I was always utterly confounded as to how "everyone else" managed to function . Couldnt fathom the idea that I was disabled because to me Id always been this undeveloped human, with no idea of what the missing pieces were. As a consequence I always felt ashamed of not being able to function effectively, ashamed of never having nice boyfriends . As I got older I became more aware of this defecit, I needed help but the help I needed was too big and the help available was pathetically small, so small it felt pointless . I was in my thirties when I first came across the idea of boundaries, I read this book about them and thought Id done the work untill I came to live with a narcissist in my fifties. I think that was a worse hell than my childhood but I did finally develop more effective boundaries through necessity. I couodnt leave him because I had not accrued any viable career r financial resource, despite lots of skill and talent. Today I still see myself as not having the ability to protect and care for myself financially but quite good at my inner world , my peace of mind is not desturbed by others more than momentarily. Some abuse victims need a lifetime of serious support while they get on with the business of developing a healthy sense of self but instead we are faced with the lack of regard or acknowledgement for our disadvantage ; we are expected to function normally. People with physical walking disabilities are not expected to climb stairs, people do not stand around berating and shaming them for not being able to perform this very simple task. Thats something that needs to be implemented, we need proper support where we are lacking in our own abilities. One problem is that we dont know we are broken , we dont know what our psyches are supposed to look like, heck, our minds are so damaged that we cant even bear to look at them...all there was in my young years was a menagerie , no ordered thinking, and lots of excrusiating shame.

Watching this bc ily. Your analyses are rad, your videos are rad, thank u for creating such things

What your dad needs to realise is it's the victims of the abuse that are important and not controversy or Saville himself. You have done a great analysis of his personality and hit on major points that other profeesionals have hit on and exposed in their view on his personality traits. It's good for you to do this in your line of work. It's also necessary for everyone out here to be able to spot these types of sick individuals in the future whether from a possible victim point of view or an on looker who can expose them and help to put an end to their behaviour. Thank you for the podcast and keep up the good work!

Children only want to be loved. Interesting that this man who constantly sought love from others felt so threatened by children who too seek love. Probably because they mirror the needs he didn’t have himself to give. Perhaps growing resentment in the process. Or perhaps he said that to distract from his atrocious acts.

Just a quick comment; I'm just up to @ 7 minutes and have to say that as response to the comment that he was 'adored by children' - as a child growing up in the late 70's (I was born in 1971) I did not adore this man. I watched his shows and various antics (his fund raising etc) and he always made me feel incredibly uncomfortable. My gut instinct was that I did not like him and I found him incredibly creepy. I remember a conversation with my mum some time probably in the early 1980's (during one of his TV shows) and telling her that I considered him odd and in my opinion was probably a child molester. I would have been about 12 or 13 at the time, and of course knew such people were around. My justification was that he never seemed to have any romantic interest (of either gender), was always hanging around children (although stated that he did not actually like children) and his selfless acts for charity were too good to be true. I found his saccharine personality utterly fake; in fact I said this many times over the years. If a kid in his early teens can make this argument and found years later to be spot on, how the hell did Savile (surrounded by educated and intelligent people) manage to live a full life and only after death be disgraced?

Brilliant analysis....best I've watched so far (and I've watched a lot!). Intelligent, insightful and very interesting. Thank you so much, I really enjoyed that 😊

I had the same feeling of never finding a "real" person when I looked into Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre. Jones is obviously absolutely everywhere in that story for 30 years, you are constantly hearing about things he says and does when you look into it, but you never actually feel like you know him, know anything about the "essential" him, and you wonder if there is anything authentic behind the screen of his self-presentation.

You're story about the CEO reminded me of a story Matthieu Ricard told in this Ted Talk "The Habits of Happiness: We think that if we could gather this and that, all the conditions, something that we say, "Everything to be happy -- to have everything to be happy." That very sentence already reveals the doom, destruction of happiness. To have everything. If we miss something, it collapses...The Dalai Lama was once in Portugal, and there was a lot of construction going on everywhere. So one evening, he said, "Look, you are doing all these things, but isn't it nice, also, to build something within?" And he said, "[Without] that -- even if you get a high-tech flat on the 100th floor of a super-modern and comfortable building, if you are deeply unhappy within, all you are going to look for is a window from which to jump."

It wasn't the fact he called his mother The Duchess, that was cringy for me as a young boy. The real crime was the BBC indulging Jimmy Saville and his obviously weird relationship with his mother and portraying it as something special. When I was a young teenager, Saville was always on TV, I openly did not like him and was rebuked some older members of my family for not respecting the charity work he performed.

This has been a strangely compelling video. As a child I saw Saville on tV and heard him on the radio. I always felt that he was a bit off, though I could not put my finger on why I was repelled by him. Later in life, I realised that I have a well developed sense of intuition.... I could always spot a rotter. Whenever I have done something dumb in my life, I have always been warned by my intuition, when I ignored it, it was always to my detriment.

The politicians , Health workers , associates are as guilty as JS for allowing him to offend in plain sight .

I know from other things I've watched of him, he was actually the child most douted on by his family. He had an accident as a baby and couldn't shut his eyes for 6 months. So he was looked after by his siblings and his mum, who he lived with his whole life. There are rumours about incests with her, maybe emotional, maybe something else. I know personally because I know friends of Saville that even after she died he kept her clothes and belongings and kept th.cleaned and mended.

I'm so grateful for your videos and for you. Thanks.

@My Little Thought Tree ..... I love all of your content. I love the diversity of topics. Thank you, for doing all that you do. You are making a difference. ❤

Thank you for taking the time to do the psychological research behind Saville. It was clearly difficult for you to present but you have offered a different perspective on his actions. I am not suggesting his actions were excusable, they were not, but you have given the viewer a better understanding of who he was and why he handled his own abuse. I was abused as a child and did not develop unhealthy behavioral traits as Saville did but you did touch on so many descriptive facts of why he became the person he did and you answered questions which I asked of myself regarding Saville as being a machine. I understand that feeling and can tell you that it is a very lonely and confusing place to be. Fortunately I was able to break that link in the chain which snakes its way from generation to generation. Sadly Saville could not, or did not control his urges to abuse his many many innocent victims and as a result, hundreds of victims are born to the same nightmare. I wish I could talk to you further about this, there are so many areas which we could explore together verbally.

excellent analysis. i've been thinking a lot about him too recently. just trying to make sense of him. I'm thinking of him similar to Keith Ranieri or a corrupt cult leader (without followers), making up for childhood non-importance, with extreme self-importance. you hit the nail on the head with 'the machine' analogy. there's nothing there. i wonder if that in itself is terrifying. to feel like that. and the constant activity is so that he doesn't have to think too much. i once lived with an alcoholic and she would drink constantly so that she couldn't think about her abusive childhood. Saville may have been an addict in several things. Also you didn't mention the possibility that he was abused as a child or been in an abusive environment like Fred and Rosemary West.

Yes, I too was disappointed with Netflix doc about how much thry went into his psychology. I remember running children's great North run and him running at some point around me and my Dad.

New subscriber. Really enjoyed that. A lot of content I knew nothing about. An unforgivable beast - but I feel I have a lot of understanding now of how he ticked 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I once sat on Jimmys knee as a child in the 80s.He said "Lets talk about the first thing that comes up" 😟

I reckon his offences was far more than the 450/500 count. Think of it, if he offended (in any way, a grope or whatever) just once a day for 50 years that`s 18,250 offences.. Im inclined to think he offended more than once a day.

Dark Triad describes him to a tee. He has aspects of John Wayne Gacy to me

Wonderful psychological assessment of a Dark Soul. I liked and subscribed. Greetings from James J in Limerick city Ireland 🇮🇪

I’m thank you. I have been wanting a deep dive on Seville. I felt like you apologized overly much for offending precious and delicate sensibilities, stopping just short of really pondering possibilities…you’d approach and back off. So much apologizing. If we are going to review the psychology of Seville it comes with discomfort…the qualifications vs a disclaimer and trigger warning…feels like an unfiltered truly in depth approach as to the layers you were not willing to peel back could be a great opportunity. Let’s go there so we can understand…less time coddling, more time excavating. I truly want to know more about the 5 days. The mom, the siblings. The father. The accusations. The BBC. Charles. Diana. How he caught their attention with the worst personality…so many so high up. There’s also so much great content here…thank you! I wish you’d do a part two…the things unsaid.

I have heard it said that Savile was the first DJ to use two turntables.

I had never heard of this person before. Thank you for taking on such a challenging subject.

A big mystery for me is: why or how do people get to a point to where they do something destructive? Curiosity about that had me deep diving into detective magazines, biographies, crime stories, cold cases, and the like. Fascinating things you think of while in isolation: how other people tick. :) Thanks for this video. It's damn cool.

No-one can get near a Prime Minister or any Royal without MI5 & Special Branch having checked them out thoroughly. No way could they not know his devious proclivities and a provider of vulnerable children. Therefore, the Royals & Prime Minister Thatcher were fully clued up about him, but they still chose to befriend him. Ask yourself why? Especially with regard to Charles.