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"David Cameron" Will Appear On "Dave Letterman Show"
- Published_at:2012-09-27
- Category:Entertainment
- Channel:inthemix134
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- description: David Cameron was left embarrassed after being stumped by a quiz on British history during an appearance on David Letterman's Late Show. The Eton and Oxford-educated Prime Minister could not explain the meaning of 'Magna Carta' and gave an incorrect answer when asked by the US host to name the composer of Rule Brittania. Remarking on his errors, Mr Cameron joked: "That is bad. I have ended my career on your show tonight." The PM was welcomed on to one of America's most watched chat shows to the tune of the house band playing Rule Britannia and dry ice pumping into the studio to replicate London fog. While Tony Blair is among Letterman's previous guests, Mr Cameron is the first serving British PM to brave the influential show. And after a brief discussion of issues surrounding Syria and the Arab Spring - the subject of his speech to the United Nations earlier in the day - Letterman confronted him with a truly tough question - who wrote Rule Britannia? Obama and Letterman Barack Obama recently appeared on Letterman's Late Show A floundering Mr Cameron made a guess at Edward Elgar, only to learn from Letterman's researchers that it was in fact the little-known Thomas Arne, setting words by James Thomson to music. He was also at a loss for an answer when asked for the English translation of Magna Carta - Great Charter - and hesitated a while before naming Runnymede as the location of its signing. But he immediately named 1215 as the date it was drawn up and was able to give an account of its importance in the birth of democracy. Letterman's also questioned the PM about the four nations of the UK, asking: "What is the deal on Wales? Did they vote for you, the people of Wales?" "Some of them did," replied Mr Cameron. The PM raised applause from the audience when he hailed London's successful hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. But, after being teased about his privileged background and public school accent, Mr Cameron admitted he was "not very popular at the moment" - blaming his low ratings on the austerity policies needed to cut the deficit.
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