Lesley Douglas, who had brought Brand to BBC Radio 2, resigned as a result of the controversy saying, "The events of the last two weeks happened on my watch. According to industry ratings body RAJAR, the station was attracting over 400,000 listeners. Apologies are also owed to the loyal listeners of the show who enjoyed its shambolic spirit and anarchy and will be upset that it cannot continue. These enigmas were notable for being misleading and confusing as well as very long, winners were invited to join the presenters in the studio the next week. [8] However, from January 2018 the show was put on semi-permanent hiatus as Brand concentrates on other work. [13], When the show was broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music, Brand's show was downloaded 140,000 times in September 2006, the only programme from a digital station to appear in the BBC's top 10 podcasts.[2]. Full Show.In this show: weird things they 'like', Gerry and the Pacemakers jingles, living out a suitcase, running for the bus, twanging eye bogies, Trevor's mice killing love is discovered, Sonic Enigma/Trevor's done a noise gets a jingle, Danny McNamara from Embrace calls in from a train station. In April 2006, Brand was given a regular Sunday morning 10 am to 1 pm slot on the station. The BBC originally only received a few complaints but after the involvement of the tabloids the BBC received 30,500 complaints by Thursday morning, 30 October 2008. Radio 2 gives him a fresh challenge, and a new audience. 7 (30/04/06) | 6 Music - YouTube In the absence of Matt Morgan during the last few weeks of the show in September–October 2008, the following acted as guest presenters alongside Brand: Simon Amstell, Noel Gallagher, Alan Carr, David Baddiel and Jonathan Ross. on May 12, 2016, There are no reviews yet. The music on the show was decided by the hosts and because of Brand's admiration for him, songs by Morrissey or The Smiths were often played. In October 2008, Brand resigned from the BBC after a prank call on the show with comedian Jonathan Ross to Andrew Sachs resulted in over 30,000 complaints and a £150,000 fine to the BBC, ending the shows run on the BBC and effectively sending the show into a hiatus. Sunday mornings 10am to 1pm. The Russell Brand Show | Ep. The show's host is English comedian Russell Brand, who is usually joined his by co-host and long-term friend, Matt Morgan, as well as the show's poet laureate, Greg "Mr Gee" Sekweyama. BBC 6 Music later gave an apology and offered listeners who entered the competition compensation for the cost of the text message. [9] The show was broadcast on 9 April 2006 in which listeners were invited to take part in a competition via text message. "Nanecdote" – Listeners sent in humorous anecdotes about. There would be an almost weekly item where Brand would read out a made-up story from the tabloids about his private life. "Trevor's Sonic Enigma" – A regular feature on the BBC 6 Music show, This page was last edited on 2 September 2020, at 14:13. Lock would tell stories of being caught accidentally drowning a rodent by a vicar, while on the "Lies" themed show Brand would talk about pouring Jif round his bathroom and telling his mother it had come out when trying to urinate. The other item was "Challenge Trevor" in which Lock was set a list of undesirable challenges by the listeners. Brand was joined by a host of guests, including Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross. In December 2005, Brand filled in for Nemone with co-presenter Karl Pilkington for three one-off radio shows for BBC Radio 6 Music.