This is a timeline of key events in the row over the BBC's broadcast of lewd telephone calls to Andrew Sachs.
Thursday October 16. Russell Brand pre-records his BBC Radio 2 show with Jonathan Ross as co-presenter.
Saturday October 18. The show, broadcast between 9pm and 11pm, includes messages left by Brand and Ross on actor Andrew Sachs's answerphone. The calls include Ross saying that Brand slept with the Fawlty Towers star's granddaughter, Georgina Baillie, and Brand joking that Sachs might kill himself.
Saturday October 25. Brand sings a light-hearted apology to Sachs on his radio show but says "it was quite funny" and replays some of the calls.
Sunday October 26. The Mail on Sunday publishes a front-page story about the crude phone calls.
Sachs's agent, Meg Poole, says the actor is upset by the incident and says she is still awaiting a response from the BBC to her complaint about the calls.
Monday October 27. The BBC apologises to Sachs for the "unacceptable and offensive" content of the calls and says it has launched a review.
The corporation also reveals it has received more than 1,500 complaints about the broadcast.
Sachs tells reporters he is angry but any apology should be directed to his granddaughter.
Tuesday October 28. Prime Minister Gordon Brown joins the chorus of condemnation of the calls, describing them as "inappropriate and unacceptable".
Ofcom announces a review and the BBC Trust asks for a report from BBC management.
Sachs tells the BBC his granddaughter feels "very guilty" and that Ross personally delivered a letter and flowers to him.
Wednesday October 29. Brand resigns from Radio 2 and the BBC suspends Ross.
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson describes the incident as a "gross lapse of taste", while Ross says the calls represented a "stupid error of judgment on my part".
Miss Baillie, 23, uses an interview with The Sun to label Ross and Brand "cruel sickos" and call for them to be sacked.
Complaints to the BBC top the 25,000 mark.
Thursday October 30. Radio 2 Controller Lesley Douglas resigns from the BBC and Ross is told he will be suspended without pay for 12 weeks.
The BBC Trust orders an on-air apology to licence fee payers for "serious and deliberate breaches" of the corporation's editorial guidelines.
Friday October 31. Ross steps down from presenting the 2008 British Comedy Awards on ITV1.
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons demands stricter control over the corporation's output.
Sunday November 2. Mr Thompson says he hopes Ross will come back to the BBC after his suspension and refuses to rule out a return for Douglas, saying he does not believe in "lifetime bans".
Monday November 3. ITV executive chairman Michael Grade praises the BBC's handling of the situation and calls for less bad language in broadcasting generally.
Friday November 7. The BBC confirms that a second Radio 2 executive, head of specialist music and compliance David Barber, has also resigned.
Saturday November 8. The BBC broadcasts apologies for the obscene calls on Radio 2 at the times when Ross and Brand would have been on air.
The second apology, aired just after 9pm, is changed to include a reference to Sachs's wife and family at the actor's request.
Tuesday November 18. Sir Michael tells MPs the BBC Trust has ruled nothing out, sparking speculation that Ross could face further disciplinary action.
But the BBC Trust later issues a statement that suggests no further sanction against the presenter is expected.
Friday November 21. Publication of the BBC management report about the calls and the BBC Trust's findings.