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| Radio 2 boss quits over call row | Radio 2 boss quits over call row |
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| The controller of BBC Radio 2, Lesley Douglas, has resigned over the prank calls involving presenters Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross. | The controller of BBC Radio 2, Lesley Douglas, has resigned over the prank calls involving presenters Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross. |
| Ms Douglas said the decision to leave her job was "mine and mine alone" and made it with "enormous regret". | |
| The broadcasting head tendered her resignation to BBC director general Mark Thompson this morning. | The broadcasting head tendered her resignation to BBC director general Mark Thompson this morning. |
| Thompson met with the BBC Trust for several hours on Thursday to discuss the crisis over the calls. | |
| The Trust has said there will be an on-air apology for the lewd phone calls, which were made to actor Andrew Sachs during Russell Brand's Radio 2 programme. | |
| They have also called for editorial controls in the BBC to be strengthened. | |
| Ms Douglas, who took up her post as controller in 2003, said: "I am proud of what we have achieved together over the years and I shall miss you all." | |
| She admitted in her resignation letter that it had been a "painful week" for Radio 2. | |
| In his response, Thompson said the decision had been accepted with "real sadness". |