Mission Accomplished…Indian High Commission complains to the BBC over the TOP Gear Christmas Special

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Top Gear’s Christmas Special had a bit of fun in India. The usual irreverent jokes ridiculed India’s food, toilets, traditional clothing, trains and history. The jokes notably included Clarkson riding around the country’s worst slums in a 4-litre Jaguar fitted with a toilet, joking: This is perfect because everyone here gets the trots. Not all the jokes targeted India, there was plenty of self effacing fun too. An advertising banner incompetently pasted to the side of train was split as carriages parted  losing the last 3 letters from: Eat English Muffins  Even David Cameron participated in the Top Gear fun. He had a cameo role waving off the Top Gear trio on a trade mission as ambassadors of Britain to save the UK from bankruptcy. At the time the programme got up the nose of the nutter mp Keith Vaz. Now the Indian High Commission in London has formally complained to the BBC, accusing its producers of deceiving them over the nature of the programme, which was jokingly billed as a trade mission.

Diplomatic Incident…Stephen Fry called to explain Channel 4 News comments to Polish ambassador

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Stephen Fry has been summoned to the Polish embassy in London on Monday to provide the ambassador with an explanation of his supposedly offensive comments last month about about Auschwitz. Yes, he is having lunch at the embassy, confirms a spokesman for the Polish ambassador, Barbara Tuge-Erecinska. This meeting is connected to Mr Fry’s remarks on Channel 4. They will discuss a range of issues. In a debate about the Conservatives’ links with Poland’s Law and Justice party, Fry appeared to accuse Polish Catholics of being complicit in the Final Solution . Remember which side of the border Auschwitz was on, he said. The Polish embassy had accused Stephen Fry of slander after he suggested Poles had played a role in the Holocaust. He made the comments on Channel 4 news while talking about the Conservative Party’s links with Poland’s Law and Justice party. The party has members that have faced accusations of anti-Semitism and homophobia, and Fry appeared to hint that Poland may hold some responsibility for the mass murder of European Jews. Let’s face it, there has been a history in Poland of right-wing Catholicism, which has been deeply disturbing for those of us who know a little history, and remember which side of the border Auschwitz was on, he said.

Romania Easily Offended…Romania whinges at top gear for Borat and gypsies reference

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Jeremy Clarkson is in trouble again, this time with Romanian government he production team of the BBC two hit series Top Gear have been asked by the Romanian government to remove supposedly offensive remarks made about the country. The Romanian ambassador Dr Ion Jinag was surprised and disappointed by the references to Borat and gypsies. When Clarkson and his co-presenters Hammond and May visited the Romanian countryside, Jeremy put on a pork pie style hat and talked of entering Borat country. Clarkson said: I’m wearing this hat so the gypsies think I am one. I’m told they can be violent if they don’t like the look of you. The presenter was also seen washing his face before he said ‘cool, refreshing communist water’. The Romanian embassy said: We anticipate a positive response to our request for changes.