Ave atque vale

Jeremy Paxman's last Newsnight attracted 1.11 million viewers - double the previous day's figure. By the look of it, around half the extra audience were in the studio gallery, as snapped by Editor Ian Katz.

Now it's back to the calculator for Ian, to work out if his new hires cost more than he's saved on Paxo's salary - and an anxious look at the cost per viewer.

• We still need to work out the significance of the playout music - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" - a hit from 1971, when Jezzer was still acquiring his degree in English from St Catharine's College Cambridge.