The broadcaster was already grappling with allegations against other stars including Tim Westwood and Huw Edwards. It hasn’t yet recovered from Jimmy Savile.
. It will look at complaints made about Brand during his time at the broadcaster and what action was taken. He hopes it will take “weeks not months”.
In the past 18 months, new scandals have included historical allegations of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviours against former Radio 1 presenter and DJ Tim Westwood and BBC newsreader Huw Edwards. Earlier this year, Conservative Party MP Lee Anderson branded the broadcaster a “safe haven for perverts”. Anderson was roundly criticised for his comments, including by his own party’s leadership in Downing Street.
Brand had his own shows on BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 between 2006 and 2008, quitting after public outrage over theDavie, who was at the time the corporation’s newly installed head of audio and music, has questioned whether the BBC could have done more to prevent misogyny and abuse of power when Brand was a presenter.
That it has taken rival media outlets to expose first Savile’s reign of abuse, where he had raped and abused vulnerable adults and children on National Health Service and BBC premises while undertaking charity work, has also thrown up questions for the broadcaster.at the time, where Brand had a string of presenter roles on Channel 4 and BBC radio. Both have now announced “urgent” internal reviews after the allegations.
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