Exclusive: Ben Dover is Daily Mail reader

Posted by Axegrinder on 8 January 2009 at 13:21
Tags: BBC News Channel, Ben Dover, Daily Mail, Jane Hill, Matthew Amroliwala

Axegrinder experienced a rare jaw-dropping moment this lunchtime when watching the BBC News Channel. In a rather surreal encounter, “gonzo” porn film-maker Ben Dover was interviewed live by Jane Hill and Matthew Amroliwala.

Wearing a fetching black t-shirt advertising the Ben Dover Porn Academy and emblazoned with the silhouette of a naked porn star, Mr Dover was asked by the BBC presenters for his reaction to news that the US porn industry was asking Washington for a $5billion bailout.

Jane Hill put it to him that it was unlikely any government would come to the rescue of the ailing British porn industry. “Imagine what the Daily Mail would say about that?” commented Hill. Dover agreed with this point, adding with a hint of sadness, “I’m a Daily Mail reader myself.”

A touching endorsement, which will surely bring a smile to the face of Paul Dacre.

Before ending the interview, Dover managed to slip in a couple of cheeky, nudge-nudge, wink-wink lines.

On his decision to diversify away from DVDs and into toys and t-shirts as more people sourced their porn for free via the internet: “A couple of years ago I saw it coming…”

On the economic problems facing film-makers: “One could say the adult industry is on its knees… it’s making it very hard for us”

Sex toys and double entendres. It’s what Lord Reith would have wanted from a rolling news channel.

UPDATE: A clip from the interview can now be viewed at the BBC News website.