The actor Miriam Margolyes shocked BBC Radio 4 listeners by saying ‘Fuck you, bastard’ concerning the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, stay on air. Talking on the At this time programme, the 81-year-old British-Australian actor advised presenters Martha Kearney and Justin Webb that she had greeted Hunt, who had been interviewed on Saturday morning’s programme earlier than her. She mentioned she wished him luck in his new job however what she actually wished to say was ‘Fuck you, bastard’. The presenters rapidly apologised for the language