http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039zg2m Yes, I heard most of that. Thought I'd heard it before, or something very similar, but repeats aren't unknown on R4!
The main theme was objection to the appointment of a woman "freeminer". Local opinion suggested that the south west of Glos. hasn't yet entered the 21st century.
Although its quite possible the programme was edited to make it sound that way.