Taking of Charlie Whelan, he tells me that Jeremy Paxman owes him a favour.
He claims to have done a deal with Paxo that if Gordon Brown agreed to do an interview with him during the election, then Jeremy would appear as a guest on the radio programme which Whelan presents for 91Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland called Fly-Fishing with Charlie.
Gordon Brown is due to do his interview with Jeremy tomorrow, so Charlie now expects JP to go north to fulfill his side of the deal.
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Comment number 1.
At 29th Apr 2010, Ted Carless wrote:Michael, please be aware that 'acoustics' is a singular noun and please share this information with Emily Maitlis.
Regards,
Ted Carless
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At 30th Apr 2010, Briantist wrote:I hope this comes off, then everyone can call the venerable Mr Paxman by a new name: J R R Hartley.
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At 30th Apr 2010, JunkkMale wrote:'Talking of..'? Unless what is written is what was meant.
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At 30th Apr 2010, mimpromptu wrote:That might be an opportunity for Jeremy to relax by a lake somewhere up there with the weather, hopefully, sunny and warm.
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At 30th Apr 2010, mat steiner wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 30th Apr 2010, stevie wrote:jeremy...six to four he doesn't answer a question....make sure his mikes on...
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