The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Sachs

Jonathan Ross explains why Graham Norton’s chat show gets ‘bigger’ celebrity guests

Ross has broken silence on chat show rivalry with BBC star Norton, stating: ‘I don’t think his figures are much better than mine’

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Peter Watkins: Visionary director who made an explosive impact on BBC television with ‘Culloden’ and ‘The War Game’

His award-winning film about the likely impact of a nuclear bomb was banned from television for two decades

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

Fawlty Towers creator John Cleese pays tribute to ‘perfect’ onscreen wife Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales played Sybil, the long-suffering wife of bumbling hotelier Basil Fawlty

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

What are the allegations against Russell Brand?

Presenter and actor denies claims he raped, sexually assaulted and abused women, as claimed in a joint investigation by The Times and Channel 4

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

FFS: Insiders Say Complaints About Russell Brand Were Never Escalated To BBC Higher Ups

Sources say a review into Brand's time at BBC has revealed the paper trail of complaints stops way too early.

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 25, 2023

What are the allegations against Russell Brand?

Presenter and actor denies claims he raped, sexually assaulted and abused women, as claimed in a joint investigation by The Times and Channel 4

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

Russell Brand’s history of dating celebrities – and clashing with their loved ones

Russell Brand has dated (or claimed to have dated) a number of famous daughters – at times resulting in very public spats

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

BBC boss on Russell Brand’s Radio 2 exit: ‘We’re always going to have questions’

Tim Davie was the corporation’s director of audio when Brand left his Radio 2 show in 2008 after leaving a ‘lewd’ voicemail for Andrew Sachs.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

OPINION - It’s time to get real — it was our culture that enabled Russell Brand

Russell Brand did not create the lad culture of the Noughties. That was us. We nourished a culture of leaked sex tapes and upskirt pictures of female celebrities “falling out” of nightclubs, a world where women were asked to laugh along with rape jokes but still branded as sluts for…

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

Russell Brand’s history of dating celebrities – and clashing with their loved ones

Russell Brand has dated a number of famous daughters - at times resulting in very public spats

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023