Overview
- The 68-year-old faces four counts of rape, nine of indecent assault and two of sexual assault involving seven women, with some alleged victims aged 17.
- Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring granted conditional bail and barred contact with prosecution witnesses.
- The court heard he returned from Nigeria last week and has taken part in five voluntary police interviews.
- Allegations include three indecent assaults at BBC studios in the 1990s, a rape at a London hotel in 1996, and a sexual assault in Stroud in 2010.
- Westwood denies the allegations, the Metropolitan Police say the investigation remains open, and the BBC has apologised for earlier failures to act on concerns.