Tuesday 30 July 2013

Escaping the grip of Dr. Spooner

On December 6th 2010, at approximately one minute to eight in the morning on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, James Naughtie fell victim to the infamous Dr. Spooner and committed the spoonerism by which all others must now be judged. Jeremy Hunt is now the Health Minister but back in 2010 he was the Culture Minister. Announcing the forthcoming ten minutes past eight interview, Naughtie informed his audience of several million that after the eight o clock news he would be interviewing the Hulture secretary, Jeremy *unt. He subsequently collapsed in to a choking fit upon realising the enormity of his gaff. That he continued to conduct the interview was a testament to his professionalism. I have always adored Spoonerisms and the more public the better. Watching "World of Sport" as a young lad, I watched the legendary presenter Dickie Davies announce that he would now be turning his attention not to Cup Soccer but to Cock Sucker. In those days, you could see the office staff sitting behind him but they weren't sitting for long after that one. Anyway, to conclude this very short post, I wonder what the chances are of Jeremy Hunt being returned to Culture should a new coalition be voted in by 2015? Even if the government is uninspiring, we can perhaps live in hope of another naughty interview by Naughtie.

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