Anyhow, half an hour after Clarke left, political correspondent John Pienaar came on to Victoria's programme to explain that everything was kicking off.
Suddenly, Stephen Byers was popping up on every current affairs programme to explain how, by living in the past, I had lost the Labour party four consecutive general elections.
Such was the avalanche of irritated emails received by the Today producers in the wake of the item, that they had to haul Amelia Foster, director of the Dahl Museum, on to the programme to explain what was going on.
Instead, they backed full publication, but only after a public awareness programme to explain the importance of the research, and a review of the safety and security of mutant flu strains.
We had, of course, asked Apple on the programme to explain it but they didn't make themselves available.
Claire Skentelbery from the Council of European BioRegions joins us on the programme to explain why this set up is vital for the biotechnology industry.
They have been selected by former Wales and Lions flanker Martyn Williams, and 'Nugget' will join BBC Wales rugby correspondent Gareth Charles for a special radio programme to explain his choices.
Earlier this month, he returned to the programme to explain that the government wanted the opportunity to negotiate a "better relationship" between the UK and Brussels, which would include the return of some powers, before asking the British people to vote on the changes.
"I do believe that one day we'll get the phone call that Jimmy has taken his own life, definitely". Now 31, James has been writing to Radio 4's Today programme to explain what life is like for him inside.
Finally, in January of 1968, Petro was invited onto David Frost's TV programme to explain himself.
