Fanny Cradock(1909-1994)

Her career as a cook on TV programmes was ended after she appeared on a BBC programme Gwen Troake's Banquet (1976) in 1976, giving professional advice to an amateur cook Gwen Troake who had won a cookery competition and was preparing a dinner menu to serve to Prime Minister Edward Heath and Lord Louis Mountbatten. Fanny was objectionable, condescending and rude, pretending to be on the point of retching at some of Mrs Troake's suggestions, and generally belittling her efforts. Many viewers complained and two weeks later the BBC terminated Fanny's contract.

Carping about the way cabbage is cooked in Britain is like shooting a sitting bird with a gun that isn't licensed, on a Sunday out of season.