Tales of Television Centre

[talking about a prank that Huw Weldon got Brian Blessed to perform]

Brian Blessed:
"Come on, then, Brian," said Huw Weldon. "You're a climber. Then climb up this column here"...

[Brian points to the column with the "Helios" statue of a naked man on top, which is at the centre of "The Ring" in Television Centre]

Brian Blessed:
..."right up to the top, then get onto that statue down there." Took me twenty minutes. I shimmied up. Quite a... hard at the base, but gradually wrapped myself round, got myself going, got to the top. Blew up this great big french letter...

[Brian produces a condom and blows it up]

Brian Blessed:
...tied it onto his cock. I remember Huw Weldon and Carlton Green said in chorus "Now we hope people look at the bloody thing!" Next day, when people came into their offices, there was this this french letter, a condom, tied over its cock. That's why it's called "Golden Bollocks".