I liked him when I was a kid. He used to do a cartoon called Willoughby that I liked when I was about five.

He was actually the main reason that I became an alleged folksinger. I was a fugitive from Saturday night television. I detested his dance routines with The Younger Generation and all his other 'talents'. So I started hanging round folk clubs.

Re- child abuse though. Theres a good series just started on Prime about the late Ian Brady. One expert said, "where does the abuser learn his behaviours? Answer: from other people. Brady was probably abused asa child himself.