Richard O'Brien says he can no longer look a Constable in the eye after a BBC error involving an owl hoot in The Archers. In a letter to the Guardian, O'Brien recalled a complaint to the BBC years ago about a brief owl hoot featured in an episode of The Archers. The hoot was from the incorrect species for the season and location, he said, which shattered his belief system and forbade him from listening to the programme since.
North/south divide and Brian Redhead's quip
David Beake of Sheringham, Norfolk, referenced Brian Redhead's best line on the Today programme: 'Bright in the north, dull in the south. Just like the people, really.' Beake noted that after a long run of southerners in No 10, we are about to find out if Redhead was correct.
England's thrilling World Cup match
Jeanette Hamilton of Buxton, Derbyshire, responded to Chris Walters' father's claim that England will never win the World Cup again in our lifetime. She argued that six goals against arguably the best team in the world, in a thrilling 10-goal match, is pretty special.
Yorkshire puds and Christmas dinner debate
Rhona Bywater of Silkstone Common, South Yorkshire, appealed to Andy Burnham not to ban Yorkshire puddings with Christmas dinner. She explained that her son, who has autism, won't eat potatoes due to texture and needs the Yorkshire puddings for his carbs.
Leila Roberts of Mickley, North Yorkshire, commented on Polly Toynbee's article about Andy Burnham's working-class assumption that dinner is a midday meal. Roberts said at home they clarified it by asking: 'Dinner at dinnertime or dinner at teatime?'
