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The Trial: Russell Brand

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The Trial: Russell Brand - ‘It really f***ing hurt.’ Oct 23, 2026

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Day 10: The prosecution case is now nearing the end and several friends and relatives of the woman who alleges Russell Brand anally raped her are being called to give evidence or their statements read to the jury. One said she was crying, looked grey and ashen as she recounted what had happened at the comedian’s home. The friend said: ‘She looked ill, she said it really f***ing hurt.’ A nurse who later examined her also said she remembered the alleged victim saying she did not consent, while her father told her that she had been raped.

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

Editor: Tom James and Chelsey Ranore

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Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

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Actor: Harriet Muckle

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The Trial: Russell Brand - The Words of the Women Oct 22, 2026

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Day 9: We've now heard from all six of the women in the case. Today Caroline and Liz have the words of the final three of them. One alleges Russell Brand attacked her in a frenzy, kissing and groping her without warning in front of several members of his entourage, before laughing when she told him to 'f*** off.' Another claims he 'hurt and harmed her' during an alleged rape after she met him backstage at a stand-up gig. She says he refused to stop when she cried out in pain. The final woman also alleges sexual assault. She complained to her bosses at Channel 4 when he demanded a massage during a Christmas project they were working on.

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Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Actor: Gina Whitaker, Grace Haughton, Lucy Ryan, Alfie Mulcahy, Catherine Davies-Payne and Harry Sanders

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The Trial: Russell Brand - ‘I felt like a piece of meat’ Oct 21, 2026

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Day 8: The final alleged victim of Russell Brand said she felt degraded “like a piece of meat” after he anally raped her. She said for years she blamed herself for willingly going to his house for sex. But she did not consent to what he did. She became an alcoholic and struggled to live with the guilt and shame. But she said part of her recovery was accepting what happened was not her fault. Russell Brand denies the charges.

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Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Actor: Grace Haughton

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The Trial: Russell Brand - “I was Mauled” Oct 20, 2026

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It’s Day 7 of The Trial: Russell Brand and we’ve now heard from four of the six women at the case. They all accuse Russell Brand of some kind of sexual offences. Today we’ve got the words of a woman who says she was leapt on by Russell Brand when she was working for a radio station in the early 2000s when he was staring in the Big Brother spin off show. She said he leapt on her in a tiny room, kissed her and groped her, pinning her against a wall - and she said his entourage of three men and a woman did nothing to stop him. Another woman said Russell Brand orally raped her after dragging her into a toilet in a bar and another said Russell Brand put his head into groin during a filming project.

Caroline and Liz have their words today.

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Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Actors: Gina Whitaker, Lucy Ryan, Alfie Mulcahy, Beth Hale and Charlotte Gill

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The Trial: Russell Brand - The "Attacks" in the Toilets Oct 19, 2026

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It's Day 6 of Russell Brand's trial and we've now heard from three alleged victims. One of the women told the jury today that within 30 seconds of meeting him in a bar in 2004, Russell Brand grabbed her breasts, and then dragged her into the toilet where he orally raped her. The woman said she was in shock and in a daze after the alleged attack but afterwards Russell Brand simply suggested they swap numbers. We've also now heard from another woman who said that in 2001 Russell Brand also tried to drag her into the toilets after they met at MTV where she was working. She said he was forceful and he had a "wild look in his eye." She said he was trying to assault her but she managed to get away.

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

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Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

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The Trial: Russell Brand - A "monster" Oct 16, 2026

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What really happened at the Labour Party Conference in 1999? A woman who says she was the victim of a sex attack there, claims he went from being charming and chatty to monstrous in a matter of hours.

"He wanted sex" she said "and I was there." She told her story to the jury sitting on his trial, and when she was challenged by Russell Brand's barrister that she had consented to sex, but regretted her decision later, she said: "I did not consent to rape."

Caroline and Liz have her words, plus the evidence of Russell Brand's friend who said he used to line his fans up against a wall - choose one and take her for sex in a toilet. Ten minutes later he'd come back, choose another one and "repeat."

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

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Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

Executive Producer: Jamie East

The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.

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The Trial: Russell Brand - "He raped me." Oct 15, 2026

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One of the women who claims she was raped by Russell Brand in 1999 today spoke about what she says happened to her. She said he attacked her in a hotel room after she met him at the Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth. She told the jury at Southwark Crown Court that he pulled her onto a bed, pressed himself on top of her, ripped her clothes down and raped her. She said she felt dirty, shocked and stupid, and for over 20 years she blocked it from her mind until she came forward to report it to the police in 2023. Caroline and Liz were in court as the evidence unfolded.

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

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Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.

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The Trial: Russell Brand - "Ruthless Sexual Predator" Oct 14, 2026

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"Ruthless, calculating, manipulative, a sexual predator." Those are the words used today to describe Russell Brand. As the prosecution opened their case in London, Russell Brand was accused of not caring what state he left his victims in, in his quest to satify his "insatiable desire" to get what he wanted. He's accused of raping and sexually assaulting women over a decade. It's alleged none of them consented to his attacks and some of them begged him to stop. Caroline and Liz were in court as details of the allegations started to emerge.

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

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Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.

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The Trial: Russell Brand - The Twelve Oct 13, 2026

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It's Day 2 of Russell Brand's trial and the 12 people who will decide his fate have been selected. Russell Brand looked on from the dock as the jury of 8 men and 4 women all swore to try his case according to the evidence. They were told by the judge not to disucss the case outside of the jury, to carry out their own research, or to be swayed by the views of others. And they were warned to ignore media coverage of the case. Caroline and Liz were there to see it unfold.

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

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Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript.

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The Trial: Russell Brand - The Trial Begins Oct 12, 2026

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It’s Day 1. The start of Russell Brand’s trial in London. He’s accused of several counts of rape and sexual assault - which he denies. As things got underway, Russell Brand, wearing a blue suit, an open neck shirt and a cravat, stood in the dock. The first order of business was to select the jury and Caroline and Liz were there.

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Presenters: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

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Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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