Was it wight for the BBC to Suspend Wossy??

I don't think there is anyone in Britain who is unaware of the problems Jonathon Ross and Russell Brand have caused the BBC over the last two weeks.

All over Brand doing what he does best, shagging.

But have the BBC acted appropriately? and who is really to blame?

I would argue that you can expect nothing less from Russell Brand, he is notoriously innappropriate and that is what people like about him. He draws big crowds with his rudness and crudness and that is why the Beeb hired him. He did not act out of character in any way.

I think he was right to resign. He has recognised that the public feel he went too far and apologised, but would rather take himself out of the situation entirely than restrict himself in future. At least he's standing up for what he believes-even if it is vulgar to the majority.

Ross

It is Ross the public are most disappointed with. He is a family man, a prime time entertainer and a very talented reporter/prestenter-which is certainly highlighted by his £6 millon a year. He is not the sort of person the public would expect to phone up an old man and yell "he fucked your granddaughter" down the phone and then proceed to make comments about sexually assulting the man.

He had a serious brain freeze.

The Beeb were right to suspend him. They could hardly sack him, as they'd be losing one of their most popular shows and he'd only go straight to Sky or Channel 4 and get even more money, but he needed to be punished.

By Jonathon's quitting of presenting the ITV television awards in December, it seems he agrees that he should be punished for his part in this diobolical lack of judgement.

BUT

Surely, it's really the BBC's fault? They ALLOWED the program to be aired. Sure Radio 2's director has resigned, but what about the program producers and editors?? Do they not feel partly to blame?? 

If you listen to the show, it sounds as though Ross and Brand realised they made a mistake- in my opinion they probably thought this segment would be edited out. I do not condole the hurt they may have caused Sachs, but if it had not been aired-I'm sure he would have been far less angy.

Why didn't the BBC producers realise this was innappropriate to broadcast??