It is fairly amusing as written, but note that the North - South distance is only 4 or 500 miles, which would have been interesting, until you see they didn't even factor in maintenance budgets (or other geographical factors), making the entire thing moot.

If the BBC wants more money sent north, they could do so without appearing ridiculous.

"training and parenting for fruits and vegetables" sounds intriguing and could be highly beneficial in California. I hope it didn't get trashed.