Simon Dunn

Scriptwriter and Comedian

With A Dildo?

I may have told you this story before, but it bears a second hearing.

I was driving home one afternoon, at about three pm, listening to Radio 3. The music for a Symphony finished, and the DJ came back and said, “Well, we’ve got a minute or two to spare, so here’s a quick song for the lute from the 1600s.”

Then this began …

I was so stunned, I didn’t quite believe it had happened, and when I got home, I went online and used the listen again on the BBC site to make sure I hadn’t totally misheard.

Not sure if any image I could use to illustrate this post is entirely suitable.

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