Chris Moyles has been criticised for separate comments he made on his Radio 1 breakfast show about Auschwitz and Will Young. I say criticised, no one actually complained to the Beeb about the former, and only five people did regarding the latter, but the BBC has had to apologise anyway.
The Auschwitz concentration camp came up in a discussion about family tree show 'Who Do You Think You Are?', an edition of which will look into Moyles' family history. He remarked: "Unlike a lot of the 'Who Do You Think You Are?' shows I didn't go to Auschwitz … pretty much everybody goes there, whether or not they're Jewish… they always kind of end up there, you know, if they just pass through on their way to Florida or something".
The Will Young remarks came up because it was the former Pop Idol's birthday. To celebrate the gay singer's special day, Moyles sang along to his song 'Evergreen' in something of a camp voice, using the alternative lyrics: "It's my birthday, gonna wear my new dress tonight".
A spokeswoman for the Beeb says this: "Anyone who listens to the Chris Moyles Show will know he has an irreverent style. However, we regret that on this occasion his comments were misjudged and we are speaking to Chris and his team about them".
Perhaps Moyles would be advised to avoid all things camp on his show in the future.