Patricia Routledge claims BBC run by '10 year old children'

Patricia "Hyacinth Bucket" Routledge is not what you'd call a regular to these pages, but sometimes someone says something so great we can't let it pass without comment. After the decision was made to drop Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Routledge made the curious claim. But having worked at various parts of the BBC, and visited many of its departments, I can vouch for the truth in her astonishing statement. Not only is the place run by primary-age children, it's also scaled down for their height, with no doorframe higher than 5', tiny plastic chairs and no functioning phones. It's a wonder they get anything done, really. Might be worth pointing out that while these statements were made this week, Hetty finished in 1998. Watch out Hettie, they're all teenagers now...