Having selected the last seven, they all adjourned to Studio 1, which was now organized with tables, at which sat the so-called invited audience, and the contest was on air. 's golden house with its snowy roof and the bare beech wood rearing up behind like a huge spiky white hedgehog. Perhaps Cyril,' he smiled malevolently at his PA, 'could front it. ''Oh, the fucking franchise,' screamed Sarah.
'There was a stunned silence, followed by an explosion of cheering; everyone was hugging each other. That's why we need a very experienced MD and a very strong Programme Controller. Despite the warmth, the cedars, wellingtonias and yews flanking the house were already full of orange leaves from the nearby horse chestnuts, and the ground was littered with conkers. Daddy's so headstrong, I'm sure he'll walk out if there are any more rows, and he says the BBC won't have him back.
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