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Hom3r · 05-11-2005, 21:05

BBC Delivery Blunder

It seems that the BBC are not immune to the occasional blunder, as this recent true story shows.

Someone in London recently sent an urgent video tape via courier which duly arrived in the post room at the BBC Bristol office. Upon arrival of the package, one of the post room staff noticed that the label was peeling off and so decided to replace it with a new one. He peeled it off and stuck it on the fridge next to his desk, ready to copy the address down after lunch.

The next morning the sender of the tape was surprised to find the following message on his voicemail:

"First saved message: message received yesterday at 9.20am."

"Hi Paul, this is Beth. We have an emergency. Apparently you gave the courier a six-foot fridge to be delivered to BBC Bristol instead of the tape we need in the studio today. Could you call me on 0117-xxx-xxxx as soon as you get this message? Bye."

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