'Silly sausage' John Humphrys: his other memorable moments

Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten surprises John Humphrys with sausage quip on BBC Radio 4 Today

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John Humphrys was described as a "silly sausage" today for the first time on Radio 4, by Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten.

Interviewing the musician for the Today programme, Humphrys suggested Rotten had failed in his bid to change society. Chuckling, Rotten told him: "You put an awful lot on me, dontcha? No, you silly sausage, I never said that. I have never ever said I want to change society."

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