Hero cox lands Beeb in hot water

Ofcom has launched an investigation into the BBC’s coverage of the 2013 Boat Race, after Oxford’s cox, Oskar Zorrilla, used expletives live on air as he urged his team on to glory.

Despite explicit directions from the BBC production team not to swear, Zorrilla was heard saying ‘fuck’ at least five times during the race. As a result of this, Ofcom received numerous complaints about the coverage.

Oskar is fucking cold

Whilst the BBC immediately apologised for the offensive language, they failed to turn off the maverick cox’s microphone. Consequently, the BBC may be in trouble with the TV regulator for breaching broadcasting regulations.

Roughly 6.6 million viewers watched the 2013 Boat Race, perhaps putting the 200 complaints into context. Oxford defeated Cambridge by a length-and-a-half, reducing Cambridge’s overall lead to 81-77.

The BBC has issued a formal apology, stressing that their commentators had immediately apologized for the audible swearing.

Cambridge’s crew were horrified at the bad language

Although aware of the mic, Zorrilla noted how “it is really just you and the eight guys” when you’re on the water, “in one way it is very public, but in another, it is just me and them.”

Despite being told to watch his language, this cox doesn’t plan to reform: “I’m not planning on changing the way I cox. In general I really don’t curse. If you curse all the time there is nowhere in the race for you to shift up to at the final moment or when you really need to.”

The face of innocence

The Tab’s Boat Race live blog covered all the action of the day, including Oskar’s indiscretion.

News of the investigation follows in the wake of an American news anchor who was fired on the first day of his job for saying “Fucking Shit” live on air.

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