The giggling, which has since been rebroadcast online and on Radio Five Live, led to hundreds of listeners apparently contacting Radio 4 after Green dissolved into giggles while reading a bulletin on 'Today'.
Her giggles came after a piece on the oldest known recording of the human voice, but unfortunately really got going during the next item about the death of screenwriter Abby Mann.Apparently, most listeners contacting the BBC said "how much they had enjoyed the moment", according to 'Today' editor Ceri Thomas.It was quite amusing and admittedly it is hard not to laugh when listening, but a news story in itself? Well, apparently so. Her fits of giggling have been covered this morning by The Guardian (two pieces), The Times and The Independent with the latter calling it a meltdown.Definitely a slow news week, but maybe Elisabeth Mahoney at The Guardian is right and we should be grateful for Green.
"It is the world turned ever so briefly upside down, and for that -- especially on a Friday morning, and even more especially on a station and programme that exudes establishment values and sober restraint the rest of the time -- we should be very grateful."
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