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British TV Stunt Show Bets on Royal Funeral10 April 2002LONDON -- As reported by the BBC: ``Police stepped in to stop a crew from Channel 4's comedy show Banzai filming the Queen Mother's funeral cortege passing through west London on Tuesday. ``The programme offers viewers the chance to bet on a series of wacky and surreal stunts. ``Channel 4 refused to comment on reports that the programme had been planning an item which would allow viewers to bet on the speed of the Queen Mother's funeral procession. ``...The network issued a statement which said: "Banzai was covering the Queen Mother's funeral in its own, inimitable way. ``...Police intervened in the filming, minutes before the cortege was due to pass by. ``A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "Police spoke to a group of people from a TV company. ``...She added: `Property was temporarily confiscated but no criminal offence took place. No further action will be taken by police.' ``...The programme allows viewers at home to guess the outcome of a number of filmed events, from how many pies can be eaten by a celebrity to how long a piece of elastic will stretch..." |