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| Missing cat turns up on TV show | Missing cat turns up on TV show |
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| A cat which disappeared from its home in Cornwall turned up safe and well - on the set of Question Time. | A cat which disappeared from its home in Cornwall turned up safe and well - on the set of Question Time. |
| Tango, a tom, had crept into Treviglas Community College's hall in Newquay where BBC1's political discussion programme was being filmed last week. | |
| He padded out from under a table where David Dimbleby was chairing political discussions with a panel of guests. | He padded out from under a table where David Dimbleby was chairing political discussions with a panel of guests. |
| The first owner Jackie Ellery knew of his surprise appearance was when a friend rang to say she had spotted him. | The first owner Jackie Ellery knew of his surprise appearance was when a friend rang to say she had spotted him. |
| 'Into mischief' | 'Into mischief' |
| But she was not the only person to notice the furtive feline - panel guest Julia Goldsworthy, Lib Dem MP for Falmouth and Camborne, had also clocked him, as had many of the studio audience who erupted into laughter at his nonchalant air. | But she was not the only person to notice the furtive feline - panel guest Julia Goldsworthy, Lib Dem MP for Falmouth and Camborne, had also clocked him, as had many of the studio audience who erupted into laughter at his nonchalant air. |
| However, although his owner had been watching the programme in her living room, she missed his TV debut. | However, although his owner had been watching the programme in her living room, she missed his TV debut. |
| "I was watching Question Time but I didn't notice him," said Mrs Ellery, who works at the college as a dinner lady and lives next door to it. | "I was watching Question Time but I didn't notice him," said Mrs Ellery, who works at the college as a dinner lady and lives next door to it. |
| "Then my friend rang up and said: 'Your cat's just been on the telly'. | "Then my friend rang up and said: 'Your cat's just been on the telly'. |
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| Tango relaxes after his television debut | Tango relaxes after his television debut |
| "I told her not to be ridiculous but I had Sky Plus so I rewound it and there he was - just sauntering across. | "I told her not to be ridiculous but I had Sky Plus so I rewound it and there he was - just sauntering across. |
| "It didn't surprise me in a way because he's always in the school and always wandering about. | "It didn't surprise me in a way because he's always in the school and always wandering about. |
| "He's always been into mischief and we live right next to the school so this is his playground - all the kids love him. | "He's always been into mischief and we live right next to the school so this is his playground - all the kids love him. |
| "It didn't faze him when he walked through with all those people. | |
| "He actually got taken out five times but he still managed to get onto the television." | "He actually got taken out five times but he still managed to get onto the television." |
| Although his TV debut may have been fleeting, it seems that Tango's screen appearance will go down as one of the more memorable events to happen on the show. | Although his TV debut may have been fleeting, it seems that Tango's screen appearance will go down as one of the more memorable events to happen on the show. |
| Gill Penlington, Question Time's editor, said: "Tango is certainly the most unusual guest we've had in Question Time's history." | Gill Penlington, Question Time's editor, said: "Tango is certainly the most unusual guest we've had in Question Time's history." |