Miriam Margolyes swears live on air while discussing Jeremy Hunt

Presenters connected Radio 4's Today programme apologised to listeners aft Miriam Margolyes swore unrecorded connected aerial portion discussing the caller chancellor.

The histrion had been connected to speech astir the decease of Robbie Coltrane, and had conscionable taken a spot vacated by Jeremy Hunt.

Margolyes said she had wished him luck, but had wanted to archer him to spell distant - utilizing explicit language.

Later she told producers she had mistakenly believed she was disconnected air.

Margolyes, who played Professor Sprout successful the Harry Potter films, had been paying tribute to her chap Potter prima Robbie Coltrane, who died successful infirmary connected Friday aged 72.

At the extremity of the Today interview, the 81-year-old histrion told presenters Justin Webb and Martha Kearney astir however she had greeted Mr Hunt.

Margolyes - who is known for being outspoken during interviews - said: "When I saw him determination I conscionable said 'you've got a hellhole of a job, the champion of luck'".

She went connected to accidental that she had really wanted to archer him thing different, but added that "you can't accidental that."

"Oh, no, no, no, you mustn't accidental that. No, you can't accidental that!" Webb said, apologising for the language.

Mr Hunt was taking portion successful his archetypal circular of media interviews since being appointed the caller chancellor, and had told the BBC that hard decisions would beryllium needed connected taxation and spending.

After the interview, the Today programme rapidly moved connected to the sports section.

Later, Webb apologised for the incidental saying: "When I watched the Rugby connected BT Sport they ever apologised erstwhile you perceive words that you perchance shouldn't person heard, arsenic they enactment it connected BT Sport successful the scrum.

"Well, we apologise to you if you heard a connection that you shouldn't person heard, earlier on.

"The remainder of Miriam Margolyes' interrogation was fantastic though…"

Webb ended the programme by saying it had been a "very eventful morning".

"Miriam Margolyes" was trending connected Twitter aft the show, with radical sharing clips of the vigor interview.

Former BBC writer Jon Sopel tweeted a bid of laughing and embarrassed emojis successful reaction.

Webb responded with the tweet: "Yes it was a bully interview" - and an opened-mouth emoji.