Russell Brand quits show after prank

October 29, 2008 Following a turbulent day in which he was suspended from his weekly radio show by the BBC's director general, comedian Russell Brand has severed his links with the pubcaster, resigning from his show with immediate effect. Offering "nothing but love and contrition," the host of last month's MTV Video Music Awards said he took "complete responsibility" for the obscene calls left on the phone of "Fawlty Towers" actor Andrew Sachs and said that he hoped the BBC will endure "less forensic wrath" now that he has resigned. After more than a day of virtual silence in which BBC bosses refused all interview requests, director general Mark Thompson issued an apology to Sachs and his family Wednesday morning.

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