The presenter of the programme, Anthony Barnes, believes the revelation will send thousands of fans scurrying to their lofts to rifle through their old vinyl collections to see if they unwittingly paid twice for the same songs.
How long before a disgruntled male, his application to be a presenter of the programme having been rejected, takes court action against it on the grounds of gender discrimination?
McNaught-Davis, or "Mac", as he was known, was the co-presenter of the programme which was part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project.
A brief tutorial on baccarat is given at the beginning of the show by the presenter of the programme, William Lundigan, to enable viewers to understand a game which was not popular in America at the time.
About 27% correctly identified the presenter of the programme whilst 53.2 only knew that it was a female presenter.
As the presenters of the Today programme's tips know, the old music-hall joke applies all too often: "I follow the horses.
"We appreciate that there may be banter between the presenter and producer of the programme, but the presenter should have shown sensitivity to the impact that such comments may have on listeners," Atwal told the local press.
On BBC Radio 4, he made his mark in 1987 by succeeding John Ebdon as presenter of the Archive programme and going on to present the nostalgic Times Remembered.
But there is more to Today's popularity than its resources, or the talent of its production team, or the illustriousness of its guests, the gravity of the news or the nature of its presenters ("The programme is definitely bigger than its presenters," Humphrys says.
It came as no surprise to anyone who knew him that his period as co-presenter of the Today programme was one of the shortest of his career.
