The BBC has been forced to region an occurrence of a sheet amusement that contains 'slanderous' claims astir 1 of its ain stars – award-winning presenter and acclaimed vocalist Cerys Matthews.
The offending clip features an histrion arsenic the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas saying: 'Lots of beauteous lush lilting alliteration and similes that spell up and down quicker than Cerys Matthews' knickers successful a Met Bar lavatory.'
It comes from a 2001 crippled amusement astir language, Say The Word, and was precocious uploaded to BBC Sounds aft being broadcast connected BBC Radio 4 Extra.
It purports to beryllium Thomas speaking astir a forthcoming literate project. The BBC was unaware of it until alerted by The Mail connected Sunday connected Friday.
Ms Matthews was pb vocalist of 1990s Welsh set Catatonia, whose biggest hits were Road Rage and Mulder And Scully.
Welsh vocalist Cerys Matthews, who is present a apical BBC DJ hosting 3 programmes crossed the corporation's vigor web each week
An histrion made a 'slanderous' and smutty remark astir Ms Matthews and Mayfair's Met Bar (pictured) connected a 2001 sheet amusement precocious uploaded to BBC Sounds
Ms Matthews was the pb vocalist of Welsh set Catalonia (pictured successful the band's heyday successful 1996)
Liam Gallagher pictured extracurricular the Met Bar successful Mayfair. The barroom was a favourite haunt of galore astatine the forefront of the Cool Britannia movement
She present hosts 3 play BBC vigor programmes, including a three-hour Sunday greeting amusement connected BBC Radio 6 Music. She is highly rated wrong the corporation.
Mayfair's Met Bar was the epitome of 90s 'Cool Britannia' – a favourite haunt of Kate Moss, Sadie Frost, Oasis and the Spice Girls. Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna besides visited erstwhile they were successful London. It closed successful 2018.
Ms Matthews' manager and hubby Steve Abbott described the connection successful the amusement arsenic 'obviously precise slanderous, perfectly libellous successful fact'.
A BBC insider said: 'It's a lawsuit of "1989 is calling, asking for its misogyny back". What a happening for a antheral to accidental astir a woman. It's disgusting.'
The insider added: 'Surely if aged shows are going to beryllium utilized to boost the BBC and its listening figures past someone, determination would guarantee they are appropriate. For anyone to accidental that astatine immoderate clip successful past is awful.
'For it to beryllium astir 1 of the BBC's ain is conscionable lunacy.'
Say The Word was a drama quiz that ran for 1 bid successful 2001. The big was the writer Frank Delaney, and guests included Sandi Toksvig, Roger McGough and Pam Ayres.
The arguable occurrence was the archetypal successful the series, but is present described connected BBC Sounds arsenic 'not presently available'.
In 2014, Ms Matthews, 55, won a St David Award (the highest Welsh Government accolade fixed to civilians) for her publication to culture.
She has 2 children with her ex-husband Seth Riddle and different lad with Mr Abbott. The mates unrecorded successful West London.
Ironically, she is simply a immense instrumentality of Dylan Thomas. Her 'most ambitious project' was an medium mounting 30 of his poems to euphony – a transcript of which tin beryllium bought connected her website for £12.
The BBC confirmed it had removed the occurrence but declined to comment.
However, a root said: 'We see archive contented connected a case-by-case ground and person removed this occurrence from BBC Sounds, originating from 2001.'
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