Will Jonathan Ross's career survive?

Well, Russell Brand has left the building along with the controller of Radio 2 - and about time, too.

But what about the 25-year-old buffoon of a producer Nic (sic) Phillips? Why is he still in a job? He was the one who rang Andrew Sachs to ask if they could broadcast the segment and was told no, but went ahead anyway.

And Jonathan Ross is now £1.4million out of pocket. I am still at a loss as to why he did what he did although perhaps a clue comes from the title of his new book, the presciently titled Why Do I Say These Things?

We discussed the furore on Wednesday in the pub. With a number of abstentions, three people (all men) thought that what Brand and Ross did was disgusting while the dissenting voice came from a woman (over 40, not in Brand's target demographic) who thought it was all overblown. I asked what part of making three obscene phone calls to a 78-year-old man unknown to the callers did she find socially, morally or legally acceptable? Answer came there none...