no work permit trelawney arrested

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

poor petroc

[Flosshilde]

So explain - exactly why is being arrested in Zimbabwe so funny?

[Lateralthinking1]

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[Nick Armstrong]

Perhaps he can use his phone call to make a request on Monday morning's Breakfast, which one assumes he will not be presenting.

That damned Nabucco 'Prisoners' Chorus' will probably be played anyway for the nth time whether he requests it or not...

[amateur51]

Perhaps he can use his phone call to make a request on Monday morning's Breakfast which one assumes he will not be presenting. That damned Nabucco 'Prisoners' Chorus' will probably be played anyway for the nth time whether he requests it or not...

I hope that this report has brought a smile to the face of Tom Sharpe whose two early novels about apartheid South Africa "Riotous Assembly" and "Indecent Exposure" are two of the funniest that I know in the English language.

[Mr Pee]

So explain - exactly why is being arrested in Zimbabwe so funny?

I find myself in the very unusual position of agreeing with Flosshilde.

Why exactly is this funny?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I find myself in the very unusual position of agreeing with Flosshilde. Why exactly is this funny?

Clearly, it isn't funny. Individuals may not be fans of the man, but who would wish this on him?

Sorry if I appear to have no sense of humour, but the alleged atrocities of this part of the world make one's blood curdle. In this instance, it will probably come to nothing, but...

[Norfolk Born]

Clearly, it isn't funny. Individuals may not be fans of the man, but who would wish this on him?

Sorry if I appear to have no sense of humour, but the alleged atrocities of this part of the world make one's blood curdle. In this instance, it will probably come to nothing, but...

Well said!

[Lateralthinking1]

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[salymap]

I actually quite like Petroc and Raffery and they do the job they're given and get people talking. I haven't seen the news clip - where is it and when did it happen please?

I didn't say I liked phone-ins and the way the programmes are going though

[amateur51]

Clearly, it isn't funny. Individuals may not be fans of the man, but who would wish this on him?

Sorry if I appear to have no sense of humour, but the alleged atrocities of this part of the world make one's blood curdle. In this instance, it will probably come to nothing, but...

I agree.

So why did he go?

[Roehre]

Clearly, it isn't funny. Individuals may not be fans of the man, but who would wish this on him?

Sorry if I appear to have no sense of humour, but the alleged atrocities of this part of the world make one's blood curdle. In this instance, it will probably come to nothing, but...

Agree

[Lateralthinking1]

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[amateur51]

But it is completely bizarre.

I agree Lats - and I repeat - if everyone knows that it's a dodgy country to visit, why did he go and why did he have no relevant paperwork?

Later: Nice posting Lats - I was just going to check FCO site

[salymap]

According to BBCNews, accessed from my BBC weather page, Petroc has relatives out there and offered his services, freely, for a music festival. Perhaps he thought if he wasn't paid a permit wasn't necessary ?