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A BBC One cookery show has been accused of a Richard and Judy-style phone line con.
According to the News of the World, viewers of Saturday Kitchen were invited to call in and speak to guests live on air - but the programme had been pre-recorded one week earlier. Host James Martin reminded fans that they could talk to guests including chef Paul Merrett a total of five times during the show.
At the end of the previous week's episode, viewers had been told that they could call to win a place on "next week's show", which was filmed just minutes later.
Saturday Kitchen is made by Cactus TV - the same company responsible for Channel 4's Richard and Judy show, which has come under fire for cheating viewers with its 'You Say, We Pay' quiz.
Sir Alastair Graham, chairman of premium rate regulator Icstis, has promised to investigate the new claims.
A BBC spokesman admitted that the show had been pre-recorded and money was made from phone lines, but insisted that there was no deliberate con.
He explained: "Mistakes were made by James Martin in his presentation. These mistakes were not part of the script - they were simple cock-ups."
According to the News of the World, viewers of Saturday Kitchen were invited to call in and speak to guests live on air - but the programme had been pre-recorded one week earlier. Host James Martin reminded fans that they could talk to guests including chef Paul Merrett a total of five times during the show.
At the end of the previous week's episode, viewers had been told that they could call to win a place on "next week's show", which was filmed just minutes later.
Saturday Kitchen is made by Cactus TV - the same company responsible for Channel 4's Richard and Judy show, which has come under fire for cheating viewers with its 'You Say, We Pay' quiz.
Sir Alastair Graham, chairman of premium rate regulator Icstis, has promised to investigate the new claims.
A BBC spokesman admitted that the show had been pre-recorded and money was made from phone lines, but insisted that there was no deliberate con.
He explained: "Mistakes were made by James Martin in his presentation. These mistakes were not part of the script - they were simple cock-ups."
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