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  Presenters apologise after minister's name slip-up
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Last EditedNew Jerusalem  Dec 06, 2010 11:12am
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News DateMonday, December 6, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionRadio 4 presenter James Naughtie has apologised for causing offence live on air on Monday by mispronouncing Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's surname.

The presenter inadvertently used an offensive four-letter word just before 0800 GMT on Radio 4's Today programme.

Naughtie said he was "very sorry" for any offence caused.

Mr Hunt tweeted: "They say prepare for anything before going on Today but that took the biscuit. I was laughing as much as u Jim."

"Or should I say Dr Spooner," he added.

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Naughtie inadvertently used the first letter of the Culture Secretary's title to replace the 'H' in Mr Hunt's surname

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Later on Monday, broadcaster Andrew Marr repeated the four-letter expletive on Radio 4's Start the Week programme.

"We're not going to repeat it in quite the terms it happened," he told listeners, before doing precisely that.

After his error, he told the audience: "I should apologise for saying it again, but it's very hard to talk about it without saying it."
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