And breathe

Minutes matter on Twitter. The BBC Breaking News (51m followers) tweet of a Lineker Solution was timed at 10.04, as was Gary's tweet (8.8m followers) announcing his return. Almost as if synchronised. 

Gary thanked Tim Davie for his support, and allowed himself one reminder of his position: "A final thought: however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn’t compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away. It’s heartwarming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you." Gary can now concentrate on a gag to open Saturday's programme. 

Losers here: probably Richard Sharp, Sir Robbie Gibb and David Jordan. Unless they come out and say otherwise, you'd guess that they were calling for some punitive action on Gary. 

Damaged: Tim Davie and most of the Executive Board. Unless, of course, they weren't asked for their opinion, which is possible. 

Mildly chuffed: Me. Got the statement nearly right.