The events of the last two weeks happened on my watch. I believe it is right that I take responsibility for what has happened, says Lesley Douglas, which strikes me as admirably straight-forward, so no criticism from me.
I had to go to Sky to get that quote, though.
Ross is suspended until January with no pay. Karma’s a bitch, huh?
awesome.
more scalps please. it is sooo enjoyable seeing these utter scumbags getting their comeuppance.
complaints have risen to 30,000 according to ITN ..
Let’s get rid of Ross too. Today near me Alex Ferguson opened a £2 million sports centre at a school in a deprived area.
Why are we giving £6 million of public money to a jerk like Ross when that money would buy three such centres?
Think the show’s over folks but they’ve nicely angered the wrong people – genuis.
itn -> woss has been suspended without pay…
one wonder who the hell will hire him after this?
maybe himself and brand could go to america to forge a new career -oh wait… both are anti american wankers.
oops.. no way out there so.
delicious.
Archduke: 30,000? It does strike me that this is overblown – my reading, though, it that contrary to all the stuff about it being a national treasure, an awful lot of people actually hate the BBC.
Pete | 30.10.08 – 7:41 pm
alex ferguson is a saint compared to the sewer of Woss & co.
good on ferguson for doing that by the way – we need more of that…
Will the real Biased BBC, Please stand up Resigning? thats not like them!
Archduke: 30,000? It does strike me that this is overblown – my reading, though, it that contrary to all the stuff about it being a national treasure, an awful lot of people actually hate the BBC.
Hugh | 30.10.08 – 7:42 pm
just reporting what ITN have just said in their 6.30 news bulletin…
agree with you on the hatred bit – this definitely looks like the proverbial straw on the camels back.
the bbc was tolerated up till now …
now middle england has collectively told the beeb to get stuffed.
The woman who has jacked as Radio 2 boss has said
“I am proud of what we have achieved together over the years and I shall miss you all.”
She’s proud of the mess she has presided over. What a disgrace. What calibre of person does the BBC recruit these days?
YES!!! Two beeboid scalps in 2 days. It doesn’t get much better. Now these fuckers know what it’s like when they were shrieking for the blood of Osbourne and Spelman.
Sack more of the beeboid fuckers!
Hope she has a nice Christmas ho ho ho
via c4 snowmail:
There is a lot more around this evening. The BBC bosses have been locked up for much of the day discussing Tasteless Phonecalls Gate. (Am I alone in wondering why it’s all but impossible to get the Gate tag into this successfully?).
The complaintometer now apparently way past 30,000 for a piece of broadcasting which elicited precisely two, yet two, complaints at the time. Well as I say, it gets top billing if there are major developments. Bids in for BBC interviews of course. Nothing definite to report.
Martin, Martin, Martin.
One of the many reasons that we loath Ross/Brand was their overuse of profanities….
complaints have risen to 30,000 according to ITN ..
According to the BBC, they don’t monitor the number of complaints, or some such drivel.
All in all, couldn’t have happened to more deserving scumbags.
Martin is simply describing the facts.
Nice to see Sky News hammering the BBC on this story, whilst as usual the BBC tries to play it down with the usual “nothing happening here, move along please”
Anyone want to bet we get a missing data CD story or perhaps they found out that Caroline Spelman bought a dummy for her kids on expenses 15 years ago story?
Look on the bright side Jonathan. This’ll give you more time to drive around London in your Morgan Roadster smoking Cohibas and dream up some stories involving wanking.
In three months time we are getting that foul mouthed lout Ross back at the full rate of £120,000 per week.
Why?
I`ve started a donation fund to help Ross and Brand still enjoy Christmas. Nearly 9 people have chipped in so far. I`ve got four and a half pee, a dented coke can and a used condom.Does anyone here want to help ?
(Please, no more junk mail like the TV Licensing intimidating letters).
I can donate a postage stamp so you can mail it to them.
guardianista on c4 says that the resignation of the radio 2 controller means that its over..
no its not – well,, not until Woss resigns.. thats the scalp that we’re all after.
just watching clips of obama’s 30 minute infomercial on c4 news right now.
jeez – he’s good. VERY good…
there’s gonna be one hell of book written about this.
only in america can some black guy from a broken family home rise from the dregs of chicago politics to have a shot at the white house.
look – irrespective of politics – thats awesome..
I am after the entire lot of them, everybody but everybody in a directorial capacity and/or earning more than 100,000 a year.
Well, archduke, when you are a crook you are bound to be good at selling snake oil. So?
couldnt have happened at a better time – right on the cusp of an obama victory, Al Beeb gets a kick in the balls…
lovely ..
here’s hoping that the entire management gets fired.
See mine a little ways above 😉
George | 30.10.08 – 8:21 pm
i know i know.. he’s slick though.
if the enemy runs a good campaign, at least we should recognise it – and even learn from it…
An Obama victory would be a disaster, though, whatever that dweep Schiama is dribbling about.
DG of the bbc on c4 news now…
wow..
they are in serious shit.
fucks sake – the dg is waffling…
the bbc needs to do something NOW that will at least save itself in the eyes of the british public
and that is – fire jonathan ross.
do that. and the incident will die down.
but we know that the idiots wont do that – so lets look forward to weeks and weeks of a Woss witchhunt.
lovely. couldnt have happened to a more deserving wanker.
12 weeks is not enough. So he loses 1.3 million..as if he’s going to worry about that!
Still, it’s a start!
Here’s an ‘on the edge’ politically incorrect comment which most Beeboids won’t like:
Convert the BBC Arabic TV centre at Broadcasting House, London (currently financed by UK taxpayer to broadcast to Arab countries what Arabs want to see), into a Non-Arab TV centre, financed by Ross’s salary, to broadcast what British people want to see.
[BBC World, self-publicity for BBC taxpayer paid for Arabic TV service]:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/annual_review/2007/a-year-in-review.shtml
Wossy’s salary is going to charideee! Dishing out my cash to charity for his mistake – err…
I wonder if the BBC lawyers found that they would have to pay the egomaniac off so the 3 months suspension may be as far as they can go without shelling out megabucks to get rid of him.
Are there overnight programmes on Radio 2? Put him on permanent nights when he comes back. That would screw other income opportunities and possibly encourage him to do the decent thing.
the strain must be showing on Mark Thompson. I notice he has not had time to shave. I almost feel sorry for him but then I think of his salary and perks and just think he could have at least made an effort to shave for the Governors.It must all have come as a nasty shock to them. Ross, Brand and an unshaven DG.
In other news it seems that Satanica’s ex-boyfriend has said he’d like smack Russell Brand – and he’s a 19 stone wrestling champion.
Please, by all that is holy, let this thing come to pass 🙂
Wonder how many of those 30,000 heard the original broadcast and were so incensed by it that they complained? Oh yeah, 2.
That leaves 29,998 people who were suckered in by the BBC hating press.
I have never disagreed about the BBC’s leftie agenda, but I am far more in favour of improving the corporation than elliminating it.
But what the tabloid media do is far, far worse than anything the BBC has [intentionally] aired.
What a twat.
The press is NOT financed by the taxpayer.
Devil’s Advocate | 30.10.08 – 8:59 pm |
So people who pay for the BBC cannot have a say unless they actually watched it. If you have shares in a company you have a vote – what is the difference.
According to your logic if the BBC pay money to terrorists – it has nothing to do with the people who fund it and they should not have a say.
Devil’s Advocate – I’m one of the 30,000 who complained who didn’t listen to it.
I never listen to Ross, but I still have to pay for it.
I never watch his television programme, but I still have to pay for it.
I had my attention drawn to it by the newspapers. I read the transcripts and watched the videos.
Then I complained, because although I never watch or listen to the horrible man I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
Get it???
Don’t expect an idiot who ‘knows’ how many listened to the original broadcast to grasp basic logic, Jon.
Devil’s Advocate:What uter crap. We all pay for the BBC and are entitled to complain about the shite they pump out.
The “tabloid media” in this case including all the other broadcasters and, er, the broadsheets.
Incidentally, I’d like to know how many of those defending the Beeb have seen it.
Anyway, when someone wheels out the ‘Daily Mail is the devil’s spawn, and Middle England are worse’ crap, you know he’s a jerk.
Devil’s Advocate:
“I’ve never disagreed with the BBC’s leftie agenda”…
-The politically biased BBC position in a nutshell.
Thank you for making the case for b-bbc site.
Do you think he’ll even get it? Ever?
What I object to is all those Radio one listeners suckered into supporting Brand and Ross.
i have to pay for this shit … thats why i object to it.
the mere fact that a single penny of my license fee is going into jonathan woss’s bank account fills me with utter disgust.
“I’ve never disagreed with the BBC’s leftie agenda”…
-The politically biased BBC position in a nutshell.
I think Devil Ad mis-typed. I think he meant ‘I never agreed…’ I could be wrong tho.
But no, DA, you don’t need to have heard the broadcast live to be offended by it – it is quite reasonable to hear about it later and think what Ross/Brand did was wrong.