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I must admit, sticking up vehemently for the rights of a grubby old man to reply to a female work colleague who has innocently said “I have something for you” with “IS IT A GIFT FOR MY PENIS?!” is one hell of a weird hill to die on.

Sadly it seems so often to be in the nature of TV (and of course film). I remember reading that the late John Thaw made a clumsy, ugly pass at a young production assistant who promptly complained to the bosses about it, only to be told “well we fully understand if this makes you want to quit.” I...

Quite. Plus of course the reason they will have commented on it is almost certainly because they were being asked about it. Wish people would keep up.

Not only that but…

Sorry to be pedantic but it’s GregG. The top bantz merchant does get ever so upset when people get that wrong.

It’s funny isn’t it. Everything about his presenting style - shouting in braindead astonishment in uncomfortably close proximity towards perplexed employees in a biscuit factory about just how many biscuits it produces each day - suggests that he’s a bit of an arse. Then you hear that his...