if you occasionally watch topical programmes, perhaps whilst flicking through channels looking for repeats of Knight Rider or Eurotrash, you might appreciate the anxiety of the oft unanswered question.
It usually goes something like this:

Paxo / Humphries / Jordan : So tell me minister what is the bla bla bla why have you fucked up bla bla

Minister: I'll talk around the question for a bit bla bla bla

Paxo / Humphries / Jordan : So tell me minister & random expert person we've just brought in on the phone what is the bla bla bla why have you fucked up bla bla

Minister: I'll talk around the question for a bit bla bla bla
Random expert person: I'll talk about something unrelated in a very out of breath voice..

Repeat a few times for good measure, and you've got a sizeable portion of Today / Newsnight - add some bad ties and you've got channel four news. Perhaps with a nice red button attached to lots of electrodes we can move the news on a bit and listen to Mick Jagger talk to John Major about paint drying / cricket or have a repeat of the headlines from the lady with the sexy voice.
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