My take on the Russell Brand/Jonathan Ross/Andrew Sachs issue

• How did it become top-line news? It seems Monday was the day it hit the news, despite the broadcast in question having been made after 9pm on Saturday 18 October.


• Brand's "performed" far worse material on the same BBC Radio 2 slot.


• How and why did the number of complaints the BBC received, increase from a reported 1,500 on Monday 27 October, to over 20,000 today? Have all these people listened to the show in question?


• Sachs was due to go on the show -- it's not as if Ross and Brand decided to call anyone up.


• If Ross wasn't involved, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have become such a major issue. For many, this is a chance to attack him and his salary.

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Surprised to read about Russell Brand's deteriorating relationship with "Rainbow George", especially as the latter was on the former's Radio Two show last week.

As read in The Observer, Pendennis column: That's enough Brand awareness