Q&A: Crisis at the BBC

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After being accused of covering up former BBC star Jimmy Savile's intercourseual abuse, the BBC falsely reported that a Margaret Thatcher-era politician had intercourseually abused children, leading to the resignation of the network's chief and the arrest of a former producer. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. By NBC News staffLONDON -- The British Broadcasting Corp. is in the midst of its worst scandal in years, with the director general stepping down on Saturday.

With the public losing trust in one of Britain’s most trusted enterprises, Chris Patten, the chairman of the BBC Trust, has said the BBC’s organizational structure needed a “radical overhaul” and three top editors have stepped aside. Here’s a look at some of the issues surrounding the crisis at Britain's flagship broadcaster.

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The BBC has been rocked by scandal following the production of two news programs, one broadcast Nov. 2 that falsely accused a politician and another from 2011 that alleged child intercourseual abuse by a former star BBC host, but which never aired.

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