The BBC's controversial docudrama The Reckoning tells the story of one of the country's most prolific paedophiles in Jimmy Savile which has brought up many questions about the disgraced entertainer.
It is believed that Savile had approximately 500 victims who were as young as two years old over his lifetime.
One of the questions that has been circulating related to the airing of The Reckoning was if Jimmy Savile was knighted.
Was Jimmy Savile knighted?
In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Savile was made a Knight Bachelor "for charitable services" which entitled to use the honorific prefix Sir.
Alongside that, in the 1972 New Year Honours, Savile was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).
When allegations were made against Savile following his death the then Prime Minister David Cameron raised the prospect of the presenter being posthumously stripped of the honour.
The Cabinet Office then stated that people cease to have the honour once they die so there wasn't "an honour to revoke".
When will BBC's The Reckoning be on TV?
The first episode of The Reckoning airs at 9pm on BBC One on Monday, October 9.
There will be four episodes in total, with the second airing at 9pm on Tuesday, October 10.
The third and fourth episodes are likely to air on the following Monday and Tuesday.
All four episodes of The Reckoning will be available on BBC iPlayer from October 9.
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