Bbc Apologizes for Rusell Brand and Johnathan Ross

<h1>Bbc Apologizes for Rusell Brand and Johnathan Ross</h1>Author: <a title="jamie-leigh corker" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/jamie-leigh-corker/94458.htm">jamie-leigh corker</a> The bbc apologised today for the prank calls that its presenter Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross  made to the actor Andrew Sachs. In a statement  a broadcast on Radio 2 at 10am, the time at which Johnathan Ross's show would usually begin, it apologised for invading the privacy of the former Fawlty Towers star and that of his granddaughter Georgina Bailie. The spokeswoman said: "The conversation (between Johnathan Ross and Rusell Brand) was  offensive and an unacceptable to the private lives of both Mr Sachs and Ms Baillie. "It was a serious breach of editorial standards, and should never have been recorded or broadcasted. "The BBC would like to apologise to Mr Sachs, Ms Baillie and to our audiences as licence fee payers." The programme, and media coverage of it, generated some 42,000 complaints. Russell Brand, who had had a short relationship with Baillie, resigned from the BBC and Ross, the corporation's star presenter, was suspended without pay for 12 weeks. Richard Allinson, who has been at Radio 2 for more than 10 years, was standing in for Ross this morning. It emerged yesterday that a second bbc radio 2 executive had stood down  in the wake of the affair. The resignation of Dave Barber, the head of specialist music and compliance, was announced in an  email from the station's acting controller, Lewis Carnie. It came after the Radio 2 controller, Lesley Douglas, resigned last week. This morning's apology, which was ordered by the BBC Trust, will be broadcast again at 9pm, when Brand's former show would normally air.  Instead Russel Brand and Johnathan Ross should have kept the information to themselves instead of prank calling the grandfather of Georgina Bailie of what Russell did to her.About the Author: Jamie-leigh CorkerArticle Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/sem-articles/bbc-apologizes-for-rusell-brand-and-johnathan-ross-634351.html" title="Bbc Apologizes for Rusell Brand and Johnathan Ross">Bbc Apologizes for Rusell Brand and Johnathan Ross</a>

The bbc apologised today for the prank calls that its presenter Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross made to the actor Andrew Sachs.

In a statement a broadcast on Radio 2 at 10am, the time at which Johnathan Ross's show would usually begin, it apologised for invading the privacy of the former Fawlty Towers star and that of his granddaughter Georgina Bailie.

The spokeswoman said: "The conversation (between Johnathan Ross and Rusell Brand) was offensive and an unacceptable to the private lives of both Mr Sachs and Ms Baillie.

"It was a serious breach of editorial standards, and should never have been recorded or broadcasted.

"The BBC would like to apologise to Mr Sachs, Ms Baillie and to our audiences as licence fee payers."

The programme, and media coverage of it, generated some 42,000 complaints. Russell Brand, who had had a short relationship with Baillie, resigned from the BBC and Ross, the corporation's star presenter, was suspended without pay for 12 weeks. Richard Allinson, who has been at Radio 2 for more than 10 years, was standing in for Ross this morning.

It emerged yesterday that a second bbc radio 2 executive had stood down in the wake of the affair.

The resignation of Dave Barber, the head of specialist music and compliance, was announced in an email from the station's acting controller, Lewis Carnie. It came after the Radio 2 controller, Lesley Douglas, resigned last week.

This morning's apology, which was ordered by the BBC Trust, will be broadcast again at 9pm, when Brand's former show would normally air.

Instead Russel Brand and Johnathan Ross should have kept the information to themselves instead of prank calling the grandfather of Georgina Bailie of what Russell did to her.

Jamie-leigh Corker

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