BBC Trust reports on the Russell Brand Show controversy
The BBC Trust have published their report into the Russell Brand-Jonathan Ross incident. Read the report in full here.
In summary: Ross and Brand's calls to Sachs were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification". It says a list of high-risk radio programmes should be put together to help prevent a repeat of the incident, broadcast on Radio 2 on 18 October. It also recommends tougher penalties for staff who do not comply with editorial guidelines, and that there should be tighter controls on shows made by companies owned by their performers. The trust also upholds complaints about an edition of BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross from May, in which which Ross swore in conversation with actress Gwyneth Paltrow and TV personality Michael Aspel.
An up-to-date timeline of the Brand-Ross row is available here.
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Excellent. Future heinous injustices will now be prevented.
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