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| Ross returns to TV after BBC ban | Ross returns to TV after BBC ban |
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| Jonathan Ross will return to work at the BBC later after completing his three month suspension for making inappropriate comments on a radio show. | Jonathan Ross will return to work at the BBC later after completing his three month suspension for making inappropriate comments on a radio show. |
| The TV presenter is recording his Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show for BBC One at the corporation's studios in London. | The TV presenter is recording his Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show for BBC One at the corporation's studios in London. |
| Tom Cruise, Lee Evans and Stephen Fry have been lined up to appear. | Tom Cruise, Lee Evans and Stephen Fry have been lined up to appear. |
| Ross was suspended after making a series of phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs on Russell Brand's Radio 2 show. | Ross was suspended after making a series of phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs on Russell Brand's Radio 2 show. |
| In October the pair left obscene messages Sachs's answerphone claiming Brand had slept with the actor's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. | In October the pair left obscene messages Sachs's answerphone claiming Brand had slept with the actor's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. |
| The pre-recorded show caused little reaction when it was first broadcast on 18 October. | The pre-recorded show caused little reaction when it was first broadcast on 18 October. |
| However, after the content was publicised in a national newspaper, more than 42,000 people complained about the content. | |
| BBC bosses then carried out a review and suspended Ross without pay for three months. | BBC bosses then carried out a review and suspended Ross without pay for three months. |
| Brand issued a public apology and resigned from his BBC show. | Brand issued a public apology and resigned from his BBC show. |
| Tom Cruise, who attended the UK premiere of his latest movie Valkyrie on Tuesday night, told the BBC he had been briefed about the phone calls row. | Tom Cruise, who attended the UK premiere of his latest movie Valkyrie on Tuesday night, told the BBC he had been briefed about the phone calls row. |
| "I know a little bit about it and have done interviews with Jonathan Ross before when I've come here, so I'm looking forward to seeing him," he said. | "I know a little bit about it and have done interviews with Jonathan Ross before when I've come here, so I'm looking forward to seeing him," he said. |
| The show is on BBC One on Friday at 2235 GMT. | The show is on BBC One on Friday at 2235 GMT. |