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Katherine Ryan explains why she made decision to ‘call Russell Brand a predator’

Comedian reportedly called out Brand while filming ‘Roast Battle’ five years before he was accused of sexual assault

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Katherine Ryan explains why she made decision to ‘call Russell Brand a predator’

Comedian reportedly called out Brand while filming ‘Roast Battle’ five years before he was accused of sexual assault

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Katherine Ryan says she got pushback over ‘dangerous male comic’ claims

Speaking on Desert Island Discs, comedian revealed how she confronted unnamed man she believed ‘to be a perpetrator of sexual assault’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

Meera Syal compares on-screen diversity to ‘window dressing’ without structural change

‘Goodness Gracious Me’ star says she still often is offered roles to play a ‘mother or grandmother of terrorist’

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Louis Theroux says BBC under threat from push for ‘Brexit from licence fee’

Presenter warns of ‘lobbying and active campaigning’ as he calls on the public to fight for the BBC’s future

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

Louis Theroux ‘right’ that BBC cannot shy away from difficult topics – BBC boss

Charlotte Moore says the licence fee is there to allow the BBC to ‘take risks’ and explore the ‘moral complexity of the human condition’.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Louis Theroux says there’s an ‘atmosphere of anxiety’ in TV industry during MacTaggart lecture

Documentary maker told crowds at the Edinburgh TV Festival that ‘playing it safe’ had ‘never worked for me’

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Louis Theroux says there is campaigning for ‘Brexit from licence fee’

Louis Theroux feels there is a “vested interest” by some media outlets for a “Brexit from the licence fee”.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023

Theroux says there is campaigning for ‘Brexit from licence fee’

The documentary-maker said there is ‘vested interest, lobbying and active campaigning for a Brexit from the licence fee’.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Louis Theroux says BBC is in ‘no-win’ situation’ in bid to ‘avoid offence’

There is ‘an atmosphere of anxiety’ that can lead to less complex filmmaking, the documentary-maker said

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023