Who said it?

“We need a BBC that is forward looking and ready to meet the challenges of modern broadcasting, that can continue to engage the British public and commands the support from across the breadth of the UK, not just the London bubble” - Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.

“We will continue to make a strong case to the Government for investing in the BBC, in what the BBC can do for the British public, the UK creative industries, and the place of the UK in the world. This is the case that we’ll continue to make to the Government right until the last moment” - BBC director-general Tim Davie and chairman Richard Sharp. “Honestly, I don’t recognise that at all” - Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he does not recognise language about red meat or big dogs after reports suggested that, under

a move dubbed Operation: Save Big Dog, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will overhaul his top team and focus on “red meat” policies.

“When we received a call on Saturday lunchtime to reports a vehicle was travelling along the M11 with a pair of feet poking out the end of a rolled up piece of carpet, alarm bells were naturally ringing for the informant and our control room. We managed to track the vehicle down in Angel Drove, Ely, where our officers discovered there was indeed a pair of feet... belonging to a mannequin dressed as Prince Charming who was on his way to a themed birthday!” Cambridgeshire Police.

“I know my way around a corset and wig” - American actress Christine Baranski who is starring in Julian Fellowes’ new historical drama, dubbed the US Downton Abbey.