Interestingly, Human Irrationality Is A Hot Topic

At The Bbc We've Had Plenty Of Women In Good Management Jobs. It Comes And Goes But There's Been Plenty. On Air, I Think There's Quite A Bit More We Can Do.

Even Though Disciplined Sleeping Habits And The Adrenalin Of Live Radio Ensures That We Are Very Awake While On Duty, There Is Evidence Of A Phenomenon Called Circadian Desynchronosis Which Causes One's Brain To Function Slowly At Those Times Of Day When It Thinks It Should Be Asleep, Regardless How Wide Awake The Body Is.

Even The 'today' Programme Involves A Balance Between The Worthy-but-heavy Items With The Worthless-but-entertainingly-light Ones.

But Sometimes It's Good To Dare Yourself To Do The Unthinkable. And Rather Than Stand In Front Of An Audience With No Clothes On, I Decided To Have A Go At Stand-up Comedy.

Being Funny, It Turns Out, Is Like Being A Bank. It's A Confidence Trick. As Long As Everyone Believes In You, You Are Fine.