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Verified Live
Thursday 5 November 2026 · 15:00 GMT · 30m · 1 story · 7 annotated moments · 30 of 30 min on news stories (100%)
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A single-story bulletin led and dominated by Russell Brand's conviction for rape and sexual assault, occupying all 30 minutes and 1 second of airtime. The programme stayed at Southwark Crown Court for the verdicts, the planned Monday sentencing and reaction, with no other items in the running order.
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- 2:26
Russell Brand, comedian, podcaster, actor, media personality
- 6:19
Anushka Matanda Doherty, hosting the Fame Under Fire podcast
- 12:38
Andy Furphy, Detective Superintendent from a specialist crime in the Metropolitan Police
- 12:41
- 14:48
- 14:51
David Roberts, senior Crown prosecutor in the Crown Prosecution Service's Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit based in London
- 21:34
Ron Brand, Russell Brand's father
- 25:53
Matthew Claughton, Managing Director of Olliers Solicitors, a criminal defence lawyer
- 29:22
Andrew Taylor, criminal barrister
- 0:00
- 0:22
Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, with the rape relating to a young fan after a 2009 show.
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 0:22-0:29
- 1:35
Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
The judge told Russell Brand to expect a lengthy custodial sentence, with sentencing set for Monday.
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 1:35-1:45
- 2:34
Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
The jury comprised eight men and four women, and the trial lasted four weeks.
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 2:34-2:41
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Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Those who worked with him clearly remember his attitudes to sex and women. If a girl would pass him, he'd give himself whiplash, looking at her so quickly. He would stare at women the way that a starving person would stare at a plate of food. He looked like a wolf. He started to tell us all about his ambitions of women and how he wanted to sleep with 5,000
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 3:08-3:14
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Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
If a girl would pass him, he'd give himself whiplash, looking at her so quickly. He would stare at women the way that a starving person would stare at a plate of food. He looked like a wolf. He started to tell us all about his ambitions of women and how he wanted to sleep with 5,000 women and all the different techniques and he kind of shamed us and not sharing the
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 3:15-3:17
- 4:00
Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
The Metropolitan Police said there is no doubt what kind of man Brand really is. Russell Brand is a rapist. He's a predator who's decided in the courtroom by a jury who were presented with a good evidential case. Rape is only second, in my opinion, to homicide. It is one of the, if not the most serious offense for a living victim or witness to have to endure.
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 4:00-4:05
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Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Women gave evidence behind screens, and the CPS and Metropolitan Police praised their bravery and resilience.
BBC News, Verified Live, 5 November 2026, 5:26-5:37
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