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The Mirror headline "Fake orgasm radio clip sparks BBC row" is a little sensationalist when you consider the story reported underneath.

The BBC was criticised today after a radio presenter played a clip of Meg Ryan faking an orgasm during a show broadcast during the time of the school run.

Steve Harris, presenter of the Drivetime show on Radio Solent, played the 10-second recording from the movie When Harry Met Sally when talking about a drug being heralded as the female version of Viagra.

He played the clip immediately after asking listeners: "What would you say if I asked if you were interested in a female version of Viagra?"

You'll notice that they aren't criticised for discussing the sexual pleasure enhancing drug, just the sound clip. Who is upset about it? Step forward Vivienne Pattison, director of campaign group Mediawatch UK, who said

"I think the BBC made a bit of an error. They must have been having a right laugh but they got a bit carried away in playing this clip. If you happened to be a parent picking your child up and hearing that, you would either have had to deal with bouts of sniggering or, from a younger child, you would end up dealing with lots of questions."

So those people in Dorset and the Isle of Wight must have contacted the BBC in their hundreds to complain about this?

A BBC spokeswoman said: "It wasn't our intention to offend.This was a light hearted intro to an informative discussion utilising one of the best known film clips of the last 20 years. We've had not a single complaint or comment."

Not a single complaint from those who heard it. I wonder how many complaints the professionally offended will make?