Comedian and actor Miriam Margolyes shocked BBC Radio 4 listeners this morning by telling the presenters what she “really wanted to say” to new chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
Hunt was interviewed by journalist Justin Webb about his plans for the government’s new economic strategy on the Today Programme, in the pre-Margolyes slot.
The comedian was on the show to talk about the death of Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane.
Comedian and actor Miriam Margolyes shocked BBC Radio 4 listeners this morning by telling presenters what she “really wanted to say” to new chancellor Jeremy Hunt
But Margolies went off the rails a bit and decided to make his opinion of the new chancellor known.
“When I saw him there, I just said ‘you’ve got a great job, very lucky’, and what I really wanted to say was ‘damn, cu*ba! “‘
Webb tried to cut the comedian off when he realized where the conversation was going, saying, “Oh, no, no, you can’t say that.
“We’re going to have to get you out of the studio now.”
Hunt was interviewed by Justin Webb about his plans for the government’s new economic strategy on the Today Programme, in the slot before Margolyes
The show quickly moved into the sports segment.
Before discussing the Rugby League World Cup, presenter Claire Bolding said: “I’m on the mend by Miriam Margolies”
Webb had to apologize shortly after the mistake, telling listeners after the sports segment: “When I was watching the rugby on BT Sport, they were always apologizing when they heard words they probably shouldn’t have heard when they played it on BT Sport in the scrimmage.
“Well, we apologize if you heard a word you shouldn’t have heard earlier. The rest of the interview with Miriam Margolis was great, but…”