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John Humphrys
Apologises
BBC Radio 4 presenter John Humphrys has apologised after
swearing on air during an interview with a Labour minister.
Humphrys uttered the expletive during an interview with
International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander, on the political
crisis engulfing Downing Street.
Saying Labour had become embroiled in a "civil war", he was discussing
claims that Labour MP Barry Sheerman had received phone calls from Gordon
Brown's aides to warn him over comments he made about the Prime Minister's
leadership.
Speaking to Douglas Alexander, Humphrys told the BBC radio 4
audience: "We have got elements of Number 10 actually turning on MPs in
their own constituencies.
"We have Barry Sheerman telling us that he's got people from Number 10
ringing his own constituency, talking to his own officials, telling them
that they have got to get him to attend a meeting so that he can be given a
----------."
Later, when speaking to John Sutherland, professor of English literature at
University College London, Humphrys apologised.
He said: "Can I get guidance from you? I used a word earlier on this
programme that was supposed to be 'rollicking' but it came out slightly
differently and had a 'b' at the front instead of an 'r' at the beginning."
Professor Sutherland said it was an "entirely innocent" word.
Humphrys replied: "It's alright with a 'b' or an 'r'? To those listeners who
were offended by it, my humble apologies."
A BBC spokesman said: "Whilst John didn't use the best turn of phrase this
morning, these slips occasionally happen in a live radio situation.
"John didn't mean to cause any offence to his listeners and did offer his
apologies towards the end of the programme."
19:00
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05 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Best Job Documentary
BBC One has commissioned a documentary about what was billed
as “the best job in the world”.
Produced by BBC Wales, the hour-long programme will examine the media hype
around the £80,000-a-year job in “paradise”, and follow the final four
candidates from Britain in the last stages of their battle to secure the
post as a caretaker on a tropical Australian island.
Executive producer Meredith Chambers said: “It was the perfect credit crunch
story and it really took off. There is no point pretending that a lot of
people weren’t after it, but we fought hard.
“It’s a really upbeat aspirational story, a bit like a psychological
thriller with a smile on its face. They are all really nice candidates and
really funny about the whole thing, but sometimes they get frustrated at the
process. You get to see a bit of their souls.”
The documentary will be broadcast slot on July 2, the day before the winning
candidate, Brit Ben Southall, is due to begin.
12:47
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05 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Susan Boyle Leaves
Clinic
Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has left The
Priory and is "much happier", her brother said today.
Gerry Boyle said the 48-year-old left the clinic after five days and was now
staying in a flat in central London with him.
The Scottish singer was admitted to the Priory on Sunday after what her
brother described as an anxiety attack following the final of the TV show.
"She's much happier. She's seems a lot more like herself," he said.
Boyle said Susan had spoken to people who had assured her it "wasn't the
end" for her singing career after finishing second in the contest.
He said: "Things are becoming clearer for her now. She's now beginning to
believe that, 'yes indeed, I will be a singer'."
Organisers for the Britain's Got Talent tour, which begins next Friday, told
the BBC no decisions had been made yet on whether Boyle would be performing.
Rehearsals for the show are due to begin on Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for Boyle told the BBC: "At this stage we're not saying
anything. Susan is still recovering and we ask to respect her privacy."
Boyle struggled to handle the worldwide attention she gained after her first
audition was watched by millions on the internet eight weeks ago.
Police were called to the singer's hotel over the weekend after she began
acting strangely.
TalkbackThames, which produces Britain's Got Talent, said Boyle was
"exhausted and emotionally drained" and was being offered "ongoing support".
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05 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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