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We're talking about? a long time ago, yeah. iwas i mean, you know, it's a long time since i was a political correspondent. i mean, you're going back. but i remember saying something about i was asked to change something because it was thought that it would make a political debate between the party leaders more difficult. and so there was interference. and i complained about it, because i thought it was you know, i think there should be a very strict line between the b and the c. ie i'm a broadcaster, i'm not part of the corporation. right. and myjob is not to write a script that assists someth...

A situation where you were told to change something because it would in some way appease the government or please the government? whichever government we're talking about? a long time ago, yeah. i was i mean, you know, it's a long time since i was a political correspondent. i mean, you're going back. but i remember saying something about... i was asked to change something because it was thought that it would make a political debate between the party leaders more difficult. and so there was interference. and i complained about it, because i thought it was you know, i think there should be a ver...

This might change it, in your experience as a bbc journalist, was there ever a situation where you were told to change something because it would in some way appease the government or please the government? whichever government we're talking about? a long time ago, yeah. i was i mean, you know, it's a long time since i was a political correspondent. i mean, you're going back. but i remember saying something about... i was asked to change something because it was thought that it would make a political debate between the party leaders more difficult. and so there was interference. and i complain...

Appease the government or please the government? whichever government we're talking about? a long time ago, yeah. i was i mean, you know, it's a long time since i was a political correspondent. i mean, you're going back. but i remember saying something about... i was asked to change something because it was thought that it would make a political debate between the party leaders more difficult. and so there was interference. and i complained about it, because i thought it was you know, i think there should be a very strict line between the b and the c. ie i'm a broadcaster, i'm not part of the ...

Would make a political debate between the party leaders more difficult. and so there was interference. and i complained about it, because i thought it was you know, i think there should be a very strict line between the b and the c. ie i'm a broadcaster, i'm not part of the corporation. right. and myjob is not to write a script that assists something, but this was a very long time ago. so that was a while ago. but alastair, you also tried to exert pressure on the bbc on a daily basis. did you ever feel that it was trying to appease you, to use the verb that emily maitlis chose in her speech? n...