I agree totally Kitz that what they did was totally unacceptable and that they should be disciplined, so should the person who allowed it to be broadcast despite it being pre-recorded. The problem I have with all of this is the 'bandwagon' mentality that has taken over. The ONLY people to come out of this with any credibility at all are the TWO people who complained at the time of the broadcast, and I believe their complaints were about the language involved. The newspaper media has had an agenda for a long long time, certainly regarding Jonathan Ross, and the main factor is his salary ! I can think of a lot of people in far more prominent positions, earning large salaries, that have done far more harm than he has, and it seems that petty jealousies are now dictating their latest agenda. I have listened to several 'phone ins' discussing this item, and the majority of the 'band wagon complainers' have all said they don't like one or the other or both of these presenters. I don't feel that that should come into it at all. For Gordon Brown to talk about 'inappropriate behaviour' is risible as far as I'm concerned.
To my mind the whole think has escalated out of all proportion. Yes, all the people concerned should be castigated by their employers not by a lynch mob press, and people who, prior to it being plastered all over the media, wouldn't have had a clue the programme had been transmitted in the first place.
If Andrew Sachs was embarrassed before, and I'm sure he was, he will be far more embarrassed now. His granddaughter may be getting more publicity than she ever thought possible, which I have a feeling she won't be complaining about. However, even though she is not the shy retiring type, that doesn't excuse the behaviour and she should not have been the subject of this 'item'.
I realise that I am in a minority of one on this subject
but I'm hoping to be able to continue with my viewing and listening in the not too distant future.
