Many Radio 4 listeners may have had mince pies on their mind over Christmas – but for PM presenter Eddie Mair it was a delicacy of a porkier kind.
Mair first spotted the Co-op Melton Mowbray pie in a Broadcasting House fridge on 23 December, then five weeks past its sell-by date.
Currently appearing in our office fridge. Should be fine to eat though, eh? pic.twitter.com/D2L7t6HzLH
— Eddie Mair (@eddiemair) December 23, 2015
It remained there over Christmas, and was still there on 28 December:
December 28th. Still in the third floor BBC fridge. pic.twitter.com/PNpn0xcn4S
— Eddie Mair (@eddiemair) December 28, 2015
It was still there on New Year’s Eve – although this time it was the copy of the Daily Mail that Mair used to confirm the date which seemed to attract the biggest health warnings.
Today's photo of the pork pie in the third floor fridge at Broadcasting House. pic.twitter.com/Lx7KJ3yJke
— Eddie Mair (@eddiemair) December 31, 2015
By 4 January, it was nearly seven weeks past its sell-by date – and still in the fridge.
Today's photo of the pork pie in the third floor fridge at #BBC Broadcasting House. pic.twitter.com/oKhkR4zPr7
— Eddie Mair (@eddiemair) January 4, 2016
One wag suggested that the pie simply needed a BBC3-style rebrand:
@eddiemair It doesn't need throwing out, just a rebrand. pic.twitter.com/z4eu9LJXkt
— Vincent Wood (@wood_vincent) January 4, 2016
A slice of life at the BBC – or a sign that the corporation is past its sell-by date? Monkey can’t wait for the next update.
