![[The] BBC was known as Auntie suggesting someone prudish and Victorian and that she still is on some days. On others she's a champagne-soaked floozie, her skirts in disarray, her mind in the gutter, and the mixture can be quite wonderful.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-bbc-was-known-as-auntie-suggesting-someone-prudish-and-victorian-and-that-s.jpg)
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