Peter Fincham

Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand: Gordon Brown demands action from BBC

Gordon Brown last night demanded the BBC take "appropriate action" over the lewd phone calls by its star presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand to the Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. His statement marked a significant...

Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross at the BBC: Inform, educate, entertain...insult?

As the BBC comes under fire over Russell Brand's obscene telephone calls to actor Andrew Sachs, Neil Midgley says this was not just an offensive prank, but evidence of a deeper problem at the corporation

A game of pass the buck at the BBC

For Nic Philps, the 25-year-old son of a vicar, producing such brilliant but unpredictable stars as Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross must have seemed a daunting opportunity. With just a few years' experience under his belt since...

Leading article: The real questions that the BBC needs to answer

Ten days on, and the 18 October edition of Russell Brand's BBC radio show has gained an after-life all its own. The outline by now is well known. Mr Brand, along with his fellow entertainer Jonathan Ross, left a series of crude...

PIERS MORGAN: Brand is just a sex-obsessed ex-junkie... It's Ross the BBC should sack today

Sorry if I'm missing something here, but can someone please explain to me why Jonathan Ross hasn't been fired yet by the BBC? If any other presenter had done what he did, he or she would have been chopped.

BBC should 'take some pain' for phone prank, says Will Wyatt

Former BBC deputy director general Will Wyatt has joined the chorus of disapproval over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's lewd prank calls to Andrew Sachs, calling them "completely inappropriate". The BBC yesterday apologised...

News at Ten: ITV plans for post-Sir Trevor McDonald future

ITV is set to announce the departure of Sir Trevor McDonald from News at Ten and will make some minor changes to the programme as a new anchor takes over next year.Talks are taking place about Mark Austin replacing McDonald and...

TV ratings - October 26: Britannia High loses out to Antiques Roadshow

TV ratings: Britannia High loses out to Antiques Roadshow Britannia High: outgoing ITV director of entertainment Paul Jackson said he had 'high hopes' for the show. Photograph: ITV ITV1's heavily promoted new drama Britannia...

Britannia High has hit a low

BRITANNIA High lost the ratings war last night - drawing in just 3.3 million viewers, while the Antiques Roadshow pulled in an impressive 10.4 million. ITV1 had tried so hard to tick all the right boxes - casting young stars...

Britannia High hits a low

BRITANNIA High lost the ratings war last night - drawing in just 3.3 million viewers, while the Antiques Roadshow pulled in an impressive 10.4 million. ITV1 had tried so hard to tick all the right boxes - casting young stars...