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Auntie Beeb has made a boob — an 8-ton boob to be precise. If, like me, you're an avid The World About Us viewer — it's on BBC 2 at 7.15 on Sunday evening — then you will by now have seen the first part of a two-part documentary, "Destination Doha, the Easy Bit?"
It illustrates the real life experiences of four Astran men and three outfits heading for the Middle East. Part 1 took us as far as Istanbul. That was the easy bit; the worst is yet to come.
The easy bit to Turkey encounters vile weather, breakdowns, Customs problems and police delays. The film shows life as it really is.
Don't dismiss this as another half hour's entertainment; this is what hundreds of drivers are doing day by day. We know, we were first to tackle it for the record. In fact, when BBC's Simon Normanton first hit on the idea it was to CM that he made his first approach. I just thought you'd like to know in case you missed us on the credits!
But what about the boob? Well BBC has described the vehicles as massive 40-ton lorries. I can just imagine the South Eastern Traffic Area examiners congregating on the A20 to check-weigh the vehicles on Monday morning as they leave the Middle East Freight Terminal at Maidstone. Put the scales and note-books away boys: I understand the "massive 40-ton" bit was only done for effect.
Look in this Sunday, it's our pick of the week.