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There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Auntysassy (193.132.206.---)
Date: June 24, 2003 12:18PM
Brilliant story picked up from the Guardian Media Website:
The scene is a BBC office in London, with a man named Paul who has a tape that needs to be urgently sent to Bristol for a radio feature the following day. So Paul sends the vital tape via BBC Despatch internal courier. When the tape arrives at the courier department, a staff member notices that its address label is falling off - so he removes it in order to replace it with a new one. For safe-keeping he puts the old label on a nearby fridge, and then goes off for lunch. Fast forward to 9.20am the next morning, when Paul receives the following message on his voicemail: "Hi Paul, I have an emergency - apparently you gave the courier a 6ft fridge to deliver to BBC Bristol, and it was a tape we needed in the studio today. Can you call me as soon you get this message?" With any luck, the matter will have ended happily with the fridge getting its own late-night slot on BBC Radio Bristol.
Anyone tune to BBC Radio Bristol to confirm the new late night presenter?
The scene is a BBC office in London, with a man named Paul who has a tape that needs to be urgently sent to Bristol for a radio feature the following day. So Paul sends the vital tape via BBC Despatch internal courier. When the tape arrives at the courier department, a staff member notices that its address label is falling off - so he removes it in order to replace it with a new one. For safe-keeping he puts the old label on a nearby fridge, and then goes off for lunch. Fast forward to 9.20am the next morning, when Paul receives the following message on his voicemail: "Hi Paul, I have an emergency - apparently you gave the courier a 6ft fridge to deliver to BBC Bristol, and it was a tape we needed in the studio today. Can you call me as soon you get this message?" With any luck, the matter will have ended happily with the fridge getting its own late-night slot on BBC Radio Bristol.
Anyone tune to BBC Radio Bristol to confirm the new late night presenter?
Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Sarah (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: June 24, 2003 01:37PM
I'm going to be giggling about this one all day! :-D
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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)
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Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Jo (---.ex.ac.uk)
Date: June 24, 2003 01:47PM
LOL!
Have you got a link for the website?
I drink to drown my sorrows. Unfortunately they've learnt how to swim.
Have you got a link for the website?
I drink to drown my sorrows. Unfortunately they've learnt how to swim.
Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Auntysassy (193.132.206.---)
Date: June 24, 2003 03:30PM
try mediaguardian.co.uk and click on media monkey - he's full of scandal and gossip!
Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: June 24, 2003 03:35PM
I notice it's not widely trailed on the BBC news site !
Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Sarah B (---.cable.ubr06.dudl.blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: June 24, 2003 07:13PM
Unfortuneately I don't listen to radio Bristol... what a shame!
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Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Auntysassy (193.132.206.---)
Date: June 25, 2003 12:29PM
Does anyone?
Re: There but for the Grace of GSD
Posted by: Jo (---.ex.ac.uk)
Date: June 25, 2003 03:05PM
Might do when I actually move there in August
I drink to drown my sorrows. Unfortunately they've learnt how to swim.
I drink to drown my sorrows. Unfortunately they've learnt how to swim.
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