{"id":385635,"date":"2026-10-07T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russell-brand-on-trial-a-new-podcast-from-channel-4-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:00:08","slug":"russell-brand-on-trial-a-new-podcast-from-channel-4-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russell-brand-on-trial-a-new-podcast-from-channel-4-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand on Trial &#8211; a new podcast from Channel 4 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/W22P2CwlSTw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Brand on Trial - a new podcast from Channel 4 News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W22P2CwlSTw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russell Brand\u2019s rape trial is due to start on 12 October. He&#8217;s been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He strenuously denies all charges.<\/p>\n<p>So, what happens when fame and public opinion collide with the evidence put before the court?<\/p>\n<p>What will the prosecution allege? What will the defence argue? And who will take to the stand?<\/p>\n<p>Our Culture Correspondent Minnie will be in court every day during the trial, and she\u2019ll bring you the latest updates on the case on our new podcast, Four the Record: Russell Brand on trial.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Brand\u2019s rape trial is due to start on 12 October. 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