On Road with James May (Top Gear) May on Motors:

But naturally there can be exceptions to this rule, and really this was a time when Charles should have used more discretion instead of blurting out: 'I'm afraid I've never seen these statues, Miss Franklin, and frankly I must confess that I know very little about them.' 'Shame on you,' she said lightly. 'We're talking about a group of Greek sculptures well over two thousand years old which originally decorated the Parthenon but were shipped to Britain by the Earl of Elgin some eighty years ago. But now members of the Greek government are calling for Britain to return them and whilst I think they have every justification to make this demand, it is most unlikely to be met.' Be that as it may, Charles's candid admission effectively left the field open to me, although my brain had to move into top gear when Professor Pachnos grunted something in Greek and Miranda Franklin replied in the same language. Alas, the lessons in Ancient Greek which had been drummed into me at school were of little use in trying to understand what was being said, and I commented as much to the Professor ...»