Another from the Newsjack 'failure cannon'...
Dan
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BBQ Summer-gate
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MILES:
After a string of inaccuracies that made Michael Winner look impressive on Celebrity Mastermind, the Met Office may very well not have their weather-reporting contract renewed by the BBC. 'Barbecue Summer-gate', as the scandal became known, has made their position untenable, with the BBC hoping they'll jump before they're pushed…
(BBC BREAKFAST WITH CAROL KIRKWOOD AND BILL TURNBULL)
CAROL:
… so, snowy in the north and rain pretty much everywhere else. Back to you, Bill.
BILL:
Before you go, Carol, how about another of those prank phone calls?
CAROL:
Well, I shouldn't really, Bill. (NAUGHTY) But go on then.
F/X: DIALLING. RINGING.
ANDREW SACHS:
Hello? Que?
BILL:
Is that Andrew Sachs?
ANDREW SACHS:
Yes?
BILL:
(WHISPERS) Go on, tell him!
CAROL:
(EMBARASSED) No!
BILL:
Go on!
ANDREW SACHS:
What?
CAROL:
(QUICKLY) We screwed your summer!
F/X: HANGING UP. BOTH GIGGLE INANELY
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