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Where did they get the winners to go on holiday with JK and Joel? Are they people from earlier in the week?

They're the girls that won on Scott's show a few hours before the closure of all phone-in competitions.

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We know that Adam.

But then the other bosses of the BBC have got a much easier ride, they're not pouring their outside broadcast funds into something like this, it's just their poor beloved cooking competitions that are ruined.

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I think it takes a lot to get a slightly interesting person on the end of the phone without worrying that there are likely to swear etc.

Shows are pressured to ensure that they get things right, but its a shame that the Producers have faked things to the extent that it spoils it for people. I mean, look at this way, remember Gladitors on ITV? Thats a good few years ago now and I recently watched repeats of that. Look back at that and you'll see that it was really never required phone in's. If they had something like that these days, they'd be premier phones mania on - for example your favourite Gladitor etc.

The BBC is such a massive organisation which is accountable to the public in the respect that it should go by all the rules that it came up with in the first place. Its a bit of shame when you try to phone shows up, and dont really get anywhere. Half the time, its an answerphone message. So to take part in a show means a lot to some people that religiously watch that show or listen to it.

The last people i'd imagine to fake results or get staff on to phone in's etc would be the BBC. I'd imagine its very damanging for the BBC in the respect it'll take a while for the public view on the corporation to come back to its full strength.

I'm surprised its taken so long for it to be made public. But you'd think people would think before doing things for the sake of a show... I mean, Comic relief etc - thats a charity isnt it? All that money that Radio 1 have raised is some what tainted with lies and letting people down.

I admire shows who have taken this current event to carry on regardless and use their own staff to do shows but its another thing the BBC can be doing without.

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