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let's hearfrom our entertainment correspondent — colin paterson — who gave us an update on the bbc�*sions will be part of the investigation that they had already launched into russell brand's behaviour when he was a bbc radio presenter between 2006 and 2008. this investigation is trying to answer a number of questions what concerns and complaints were raised within the bbc when russell brand was a radio presenter? and if they were raised what was done with it? and other developments within the last 2a hours. so this happened in 2008. this incident with new allegations of come from but a bbc employee who heard about it in 2019 over in los angeles referred it up to their boss and says nothing was done about it at the time. it is also worth reminding people this is becoming a wider industry issue, with investigations being run by channel 4 and the production company also into russell brand's behaviour. and in the last few days we have seen the likes of russell brand's uk stand up tour, which was supposed to be taking place tonight in plymouth in the south coast of england, those three da

let's talk to our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. so, more details coming out.few hours ago that's... what are we hearing from the police? the hours ago that's. .. what are we hearing from the police? the police have been telling _ hearing from the police? the police have been telling us _ hearing from the police? the police have been telling us that _ hearing from the police? the police have been telling us that they - hearing from the police? the police have been telling us that they have | have been telling us that they have approached the times and channel 4, comedy organisations suited this investigation, not to launch an investigation, not to launch an investigation but to make sure that the people who have made these accusations know the procedure if they want to go to the police. this is very different to scotland yard saying they are launching an investigation. they have approached the people who did these investigations to say can you let your contributors knew that this is how they would approach us if they want to. we will have to wait and see if tho

allegations against him, which include rape and sexual assault. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin patersonmet police have been saying. well, without mentioning russell brand by name, the metropolitan police have said they have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual offences. this follows the channel 4 dispatches and sunday times joint investigation into russell brand, in which one woman accused him of rape and three women accused him of serious sexual assault, including one who was 16 at the time. what's significant about this development is it's the first time the met police have said they have launched an investigation. last week when they put out a statement, it simply said they had received a report of an alleged incident in soho in 2003. no mention at that time of launching an investigation. and the metropolitan police have also said they ve received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed or allegations of elsewhere in the country, and these will be investigated, adding that all the allegations are "non—recent". that is the phrase they used, "non—recent", a

i asked our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson what the met police has been saying.ut mentioning russell brand by name, the metropolitan police have said they have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual offences. this follows the channel 4 dispatches and sunday times joint investigation into russell brand, in which one woman accused him of rape and three women accused him of serious sexual assault, including one who was 16 at the time. what's significant about this development in the last hour is it's the first time the met police have said they have launched an investigation. last week when they put out a statement, it simply said they had received a report of an alleged incident in soho in 2003. no mention at that time of launching an investigation. and the metropolitan police have also said they received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed or allegations of elsewhere in the country and these will be investigated, adding that all the allegations are non—recent. that is the phrase they use non—recent and that there have been no arrests

our media correspondent colin paterson is here. that was a pre—recorded programme. �* , ., ., the question is, how did it get on air? , ., .,, the question is, how did it get on air? any radio show is pre-recorded, it has to be — air? any radio show is pre-recorded, it has to be complied. _ air? any radio show is pre-recorded, it has to be complied. so _ air? any radio show is pre-recorded, it has to be complied. so somebody| it has to be complied. so somebody at radio 2, at an editorial level, would listen to the whole thing and decide whether it was suitable to be broadcast. at that time, radio 2 were almost approving of russell brand's bawdy, edgy and rude humour, because they were trying to attract a younger audience, dick was working. his star was in the ascendancy. that broadcast was only ascendancy. that broadcast was only a few weeks after his hollywood film forgetting sarah marshall had been released, he was still in la because he was making another film with adam sandler. this is almost exact what they were wanting. four months later, another pre—recorded

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colin paterson has had an exclusive first look.y putting a crust over the dustbin. for more than six decades, ken dodd was one of the uk's most popular stand—up comics. when you dream, do you dream in technicolor or black and white? i always dream in black and white now. well, i mean, at my age it's mostly repeats. in his house, he kept more than a thousand notebooks — full ofjokes, musings and his thoughts on life, and left his wife, anne, with very specific instructions about what was to happen to them. in the latter years of his life, he did say, "you will burn them everything when i'm gone. "you will burn all my notebooks, won't you? and i promised — it was easierjust to agree. you can't say, "no, i won't." he might have burnt them himself. he was a very private person. i'm interested in this one because he is so famous for his long shows and how they go on for hours. oh, yes! "i'm spoiling the quality of my life by being so self—indulgent and egotistical. i must take some material out." and i used to say, "really?" especially

graham satchell, bbc news. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson is outside bbc headquarterson. colin, how does this latest allegation fit into what we've been hearing since the story broke nearly a week ago? the bbc has responded to these latest allegations by saying how sorry they are to hear about them and they will now form part of their investigation into russell brand's behaviour while he was a bbc radio presenter between 2006 and 2008. that investigation will look into who knew what and when. were complaints about his behaviour raised at the time and if so what actions were taken against him? it is also important to say that russell brand still completely denies all the allegations and says that any relationship he had at the time were consensual. this is now part of the wider industry issue. there are two investigations, one by channel 4 and won by a production company looking into his behaviour while presenting a big brother spin off show in the early 2000 as well. when you look at what else has happened, russell brand has been de—monetised by you clip meaning he can

our entertainment correspondent colin paterson gave us this update on what the met police have been sayingsexual assault, including one who was 16 at the time. what's significant about this development is it's the first time the met police have said they have launched an investigation. last week when they put out a statement, it simply said they had received a report of an alleged incident in soho in 2003. no mention at that time of launching an investigation. and the metropolitan police have also said they ve received a number of allegations of sexual offences committed or allegations of elsewhere in the country, and these will be investigated, adding that all the allegations are "non—recent". that is the phrase they used, "non—recent", and that there have been no arrests and that inquiries will continue. this was all about 4:45pm uk time when this statement came out. 20 minutes later, russell brand took to his online channel and started a broadcast. it was on his rumble channel, and he had said in advance over the weekend that he would be broadcasting on monday. this is often when he spe