Rory Bremner does not appear to have published his famous wind-up call teasing Margaret Beckett with his Gordon Brown impersonation yet, but here's a transcript.
What's perhaps most remarkable is how remarkably restrained and diplomatic the then environment secretary was when given the chance to sound off about her colleagues.
After all, caught off-guard by a phonecall, and with Mr Bremner's uncanny impersonation and vocal skills, Ms Beckett could have been a lot more indiscreet. Certain of her cabinet colleagues undoubtedly would have been.
Instead, look at Ms Beckett's words. Contrary to some reports, she doesn't say Patricia Hewitt isn't up to the job - she says the DTI is "always a bit of a handful".
Pressed that Patricia is "out of her depth", her answer is a diplomatic: "That's what a lot of other people say to me."
The most difficult to explain-away comment might be her analysis of Alan Milburn ("I haven't really felt he's hacked it as chairman.")
But considering that view was probably shared by most of the parliamentary Labour party about Mr Milburn's role as party chair and election campaign co-ordinator at the last election (remember "Britain foward, not back"?), it shouldn't cause too many embarrassed silences around Portcullis House.
Indeed, a careful reading of the brief conversation is a good primer in how Ms Beckett has managed to sustain a 33-year political career.
As yet, there is no blogging reaction from the lobby's resident ventriloquist, the Telegraph's uncanny Jonathan Isaby. He amused journos at last year's Lib Dem conference - after a well-oiled dinner - by putting through a call to Sir Menzies' Campbell's press secretary.
Pretending to be Charles Kennedy, Isaby demanded a kiss-and-make-up handshake on the conference platform during Sir Ming's big address.
Maybe you had to be there.
