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Nicholas Witchell - six o'clock scabbing

Submitted by Steven. on Apr 13 2005 14:39
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The scab o'clock news...

Now Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell crossed picket lines to read the six o'clock news during the 1989 BBC strike.

The newsreader, labelled "awful" by Prince Charles, when asked if he planned to work during the 2005 strike by Pandora, he refused to comment.

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