Stephen Pollard reports hearing Sir David Frost on ‘Breakfast With Frost’ introduce Vanessa Redgrave with:
And now, the social conscience of us all, Vanessa Redgrave.
Pollard has his own preferred introduction.
This seems to me to be another case where you suspect the BBC presenter must have their tongue in their cheek at first, but it appears not.
Midweek 21st January 2026
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