Just got my copy of Private Eye. I like this piece:
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SHOCK TWIST TO MIDDLE-CLASS SOAP OPERA HAS NATION IN THRALL
For months, middle-class Britain has been glued to the most dramatic storyline in soap opera history.
What had listeners gripped to their Roberts radio as they sat in front of their kitchen Aga was the shocking disintegration of a seemingly happy relationship, which eventually exploded into bitter abuse and finally a terrifying act of violence.
The two leading characters kown to fans of the long-running saga as 'Boris' and 'Dave' had once seemed like the perfect couple.
They appeared to perfectly matched, coming from similar backgrounds and having similar views about almost everything.
But then their relationship began to take an increasingly ugly turn. Dave became 'controlling', patronising Boris, threatening and undermining him whenever he could.
Eventually, Boris could take it no more, and felt that he had to make a stand.
Listeners were taken aback by the episode in which Boris suddenly turned on his tormentor and stabbed him violently in the the back, shouting 'I want to Leave'...
