I have a mental picture of BBC Trust Director of Governance, Nicholas Kroll, listening to Patten v Humphrys on Radio 4 this morning, on his Beats by Dr. Dre Wireless Over-Ear Headphones (£249.95).
Alone in the Bland Suite at 180 Great Portland Street, he swivels in the IKEA Torkel chair of Deep Thinking, and reaches towards the beech-laminated IKEA Billy Bookcase of Wisdom. From the shelves he picks a leather-bound book, labelled "BBC Annual Reports: The Glory Years", but actually concealing a paperback copy of Black's Medical Dictionary.
He furtively fingers the pages "Anger management", and wonders.
Here are some Tweets from yesterday.
Any minute now Lord Patten is going to smash his blinged hand on the table and yell "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!" Ian Hyland, Daily Mail
Lord patten unbelievably tetchy at presser a#@bbc on savile report Victoria MacDonald, Channel 4 News
Always amazes me how wound up Lord Patten gets up by journalists questions despite all his experience... Lucy Manning, ITV News
Chris Patten should release a fragrance called Pomposity. Maybe collaborate with Stephen Fry on it. Janan Ganesh, Financial Times
The helpful BBC website offers basic information about the Jungian concept of confronting your shadow; or more simply put, recognising why you get angry.
The author has these suggestions for actions that might help people vent frustration and burn off bottled-up feelings.
Try a non-contact competitive sport.
Learn relaxation or meditation.
Shout and scream in a private, quiet place.
Bang your fists into a pillow.
Go running.
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