Rolf Harris became known to successive generations after arriving in London from his native Australia at the age of 22 in 1952.
Rolf's Cartoon Time, Animal Hospital and Rolf on Art were some of his TV shows and his appearances at the Royal Variety Performance, Glastonbury Festival and in pantomime testament to his appeal.
So when news of his arrest on sexual assault charges became public in March last year, there was a genuine sense of disbelief.
Twitter was abuzz with messages expressing surprise that Harris was a suspect in the Scotland Yard investigation set up in the wake of allegations against the late BBC Radio 1 DJ Jimmy Savile
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