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| Ross apologises on TV show return | Ross apologises on TV show return |
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| Jonathan Ross has repeated his apology over the lewd calls row while filming on his first day back at the BBC following his three-month suspension. | Jonathan Ross has repeated his apology over the lewd calls row while filming on his first day back at the BBC following his three-month suspension. |
| He told the audience of his Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show he had "a great responsibility" as a presenter, according to audience members. | |
| He would be "more aware" in the future, he added. | He would be "more aware" in the future, he added. |
| 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. |
| Star line-up | Star line-up |
| Ross's opening words were: "So, where were we?" according to a Sky News reporter who was in the studio audience. | |
| After joking about outgoing US president George Bush, he said: "What kind of idiot would say stuff like that, knowing it would be broadcast? | After joking about outgoing US president George Bush, he said: "What kind of idiot would say stuff like that, knowing it would be broadcast? |
| We have got a great responsibility, what we do is a privilege and I will be more aware in future Jonathan Ross | We have got a great responsibility, what we do is a privilege and I will be more aware in future Jonathan Ross |
| "Seriously, I would like to apologise. | "Seriously, I would like to apologise. |
| "We have got a great responsibility, what we do is a privilege and I will be more aware in future." | "We have got a great responsibility, what we do is a privilege and I will be more aware in future." |
| The TV presenter has been recording his BBC One show at the corporation's studios in London. | The TV presenter has been recording his BBC One show at the corporation's studios in London. |
| He was interviewing Tom Cruise, Lee Evans and Stephen Fry for the show. | He was interviewing Tom Cruise, Lee Evans and Stephen Fry for the show. |
| In Brand's Radio 2 show in October, Ross and Brand left obscene messages on Sachs's answerphone claiming Brand had slept with the actor's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. | In Brand's Radio 2 show in October, Ross and Brand left obscene messages on 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. | 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. |