Doughty then announced his resignation in Kuenssberg's presence on the programme presented by Andrew Neil.
It was grand, but had the merit of simplicity, and the programme presented a certain fitness to the occasion which one often misses in great public pageants.
The programme, presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, also took the cake for the most watched non-sport programme on a Wednesday night since Christmas Day 2002.
Chaconnes and passacaglias wind through the programme, presented first as keyboard solos, reappearing as songs and, then leading seamlessly into the music for strings.
Unite, the union which represents cabin crew, said the programme presented a "one-sided" description of life for staff following the dispute's resolution.
The programme, presented by Annie Nightingale, drew a picture of its time really well, with input from a Falklands widow, men who worked on Tyneside shipyards and a war veteran who served there.
However, according to an analysis of the programme presented to the Royal Economic Society yesterday, children's school outcomes are only slightly improved at age five if they have taken advantage of free nursery places.
The programme, presented by a Daily Mail columnist, questioned the accuracy of the long-term forecasts made by the Met Office in its scientific assessments of the risk posed by global warming and climate change.
The live nature of the programme presented further problems for Jones.
On the programme, presented by former detective Mark Williams-Thomas, features several women who allege they were assaulted by Sir Jimmy.
