 In an ironic coincidence, this episode, with its parody of  _"News at Ten" (1967)_ (qv), originally aired exactly one year to  the day after  _"Monty Pythons Flying Circus" (1969) {Royal Episode 13 (#2.13)}_ (qv)  on which the real Reginald Bosanquet (qv) had made a cameo  appearance.