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Line-up announced for Ross return | Line-up announced for Ross return |
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Stephen Fry and comedian Lee Evans will be among the guests when Jonathan Ross's chat show returns to BBC One following his three-month suspension. | Stephen Fry and comedian Lee Evans will be among the guests when Jonathan Ross's chat show returns to BBC One following his three-month suspension. |
Rockers Franz Ferdinand will also appear on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross when it returns on 23 January. | Rockers Franz Ferdinand will also appear on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross when it returns on 23 January. |
The BBC said one more guest would be added to the line-up nearer the time. | |
Ross was suspended in October over his role in the Radio 2 phone calls row involving comedian Russell Brand and Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. | Ross was suspended in October over his role in the Radio 2 phone calls row involving comedian Russell Brand and Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. |
Franz Ferdinand will perform their new single Ulysses live in the studio. | Franz Ferdinand will perform their new single Ulysses live in the studio. |
Ross will also resume his Radio 2 show on 24 January. | Ross will also resume his Radio 2 show on 24 January. |
Film 2009, also fronted by the star, will return to BBC One two days later. | Film 2009, also fronted by the star, will return to BBC One two days later. |
'Major failures' | 'Major failures' |
The BBC came under fire last year after Brand and Ross left a series of obscene messages on Mr Sachs's answering machine during a recording of Brand's radio show. | The BBC came under fire last year after Brand and Ross left a series of obscene messages on Mr Sachs's answering machine during a recording of Brand's radio show. |
The presenters revealed Brand had slept with the 78-year-old actor's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie, and joked that he might kill himself as a result. | The presenters revealed Brand had slept with the 78-year-old actor's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie, and joked that he might kill himself as a result. |
Brand and two senior Radio 2 executives resigned, while Ross was suspended without pay for 12 weeks. | Brand and two senior Radio 2 executives resigned, while Ross was suspended without pay for 12 weeks. |
The BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body, said there had been major failures of editorial judgement. |
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