Back in 1972 I recorded a spoof of Deutschland Uber Alles which looked like it would turn into a huge hit (Russell Harty championed it on his TV show) until Jewish athletes were killed - then it all became too serious to joke about.

So excuse me if I smile when a newsreader reports the Chinese "athletes to be kidnapped" story by saying "why would anyone want to kidnap athletes?".

It's No24 on Listen Here if you'd like to check it out.