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VETERAN BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall will appear in court today accused of rape and a series of indecent assaults.
Hall is to go before Preston Magistrates' Court after being charged with the offences by Lancashire Police last month.
The 83-year-old is accused of one count of rape allegedly committed in 1976 against a 22-year-old woman and 14 offences of indecent assault against 10 girls aged between nine and 16 which allegedly took place between 1967 and 1986.
He has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century and was last year awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours.
His eccentric and erudite football match summaries have made him a cult figure on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Hall is due to appear at Preston Magistrates' Court later today.
