Greg James had the best response to Michael Gove getting stuck in a BBC lift for 30 minutes
In news which cheered everyone’s day up apart from the man himself, Michael Gove got stuck in a lift for 30 minutes today at the BBC’s Broadcasting House.
The so-called Levelling Up secretary was on his way to an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme when the fabulous, sorry, most unfortunate breakdown occurred.
Oh dear! Michael Gove has been stuck in the BBC broadcasting House lift “for some time”, meaning he’s late for his in-person interview on Today prog. @bbcnickrobinson reveals he is “keeping cheerful”.
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 10, 2022
Here’s what happened on air (he eventually turned up but we don’t need to bother with that).
Broadcast round thrown into chaos this morning, after Michael Gove gets stuck in a lift. pic.twitter.com/VaWjLv1AR6
— Ava-Santina (@AvaSantina) January 10, 2022
And it prompted no end of jokes as you might imagine.
https://twitter.com/shaunwkeaveny/status/1480455797289242624?s=20
https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/1480463942044598272?s=20
Gove in an elevator 🎵
— Robin Flavell (@RobinFlavell) January 10, 2022
Michael Gove got stuck in a BBC lift. The fire brigade and police were called, but unfortunately despite best efforts, he was able to get out.
— Unnamed Insider (@Unnamedinsider) January 10, 2022
Michael Gove has discovered the answer to that age-old question “Who would be the worst person to be stuck in a lift with?”
The answer is himself.— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) January 10, 2022
The licence fee is worth every penny. https://t.co/294u2Qy6H4
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 10, 2022
But very probably the best response came from Radio 1 breakfast DJ Greg James, who was on air at the same time.
Trying to work out what radio station’s on in that lift because if it’s Radio 1 then there’s a good chance he’ll have been forced to hear me getting excited over a duck playing a piano https://t.co/e1c4jk2Jvq
— Greg James (@gregjames) January 10, 2022
And here it is.
Here’s the Duck btw pic.twitter.com/wgkjkXtbl7
— Greg James (@gregjames) January 10, 2022
Each of the BBC lifts, you see, broadcasts a different radio station to the people inside them (and there’s no way of changing it).
Gove’s elevator wasn’t tuned to Radio 1, alas.
It's the @1Xtra lift.
At least we know he likes the tunes.
— Jackie Leonard (@JackieLeonard01) January 10, 2022
But most of all, everyone was just thinking this.
Michael Gove is stuck in the lift at Broadcasting House. Tremendous.
— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) January 10, 2022
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