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Article: Read my lips: the BBC's putting words in my mouth
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 9, 1994
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TODAY I am glad to welcome, as a guest expert, Sir John Potter.
Sir John worked, briefly, as press secretary to Sir Bernard
Ingham's personal assistant, was knighted on leaving his job and
has been out of work ever since. He has agreed, for a large sum of
money, to answer your queries on the very confusing world of
politics today. All yours, Sir John!
Like many people I am mesmerised by the effect of seeing Gerry
Adams on our screens and and hearing someone else's voice issuing
from his lips. Can you explain how this is done? Or indeed why?
Sir John writes: I am at a loss to explain exactly why it is
done, unless someone at Tory Central Office has a sense of humour,
which is plainly out of ...