"I won't be watching it" - a curt reply from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, when asked by Nick Robinson on Today about the BBC's decision to screen the new series of Masterchef, starting tonight. That's a total of 24 episodes when Lisa's attention will be elsewhere.
BBC DG Tim Davie issued the annual summer apology from the Executive in an email to all staff yesterday; however phrased, it means "We're rather embarassed to be off on our holibobs, but are grateful you're still putting out programmes". BBC1 News bulletins are coming from the LED Mobile Chalet of Verification, rather than the Luxury Car Showroom of Big News, presumably getting a buff up with Turtle Wax; it's very much mid-August.
But Tim's break starts with Lisa's words ringing in his ears: "very many failures". Ah well, we can all look forward to spotting the sniffers on Strictly soon....
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