The Guardian newspaper alleges that News International, which owns the News Of The World, has secretly paid more than £1m in out-of-court settlements after its journalists were accused of involvement in phone hacking.

"It is a story fraught with legal issues so we had to be quite careful", says Evan.

On the programme, media correspondent Torin Douglas, political editor Nick Robinson, broadcaster Andrew Neil and former home secretary Charles Clarke all reacted to the story.

Mr Clarke called on Andy Coulson, who was the News of the World editor at the time of the scandal, to be sacked from his current post as the Conservative Party's director of communications.

He also said that News International was not above the law. The police are now to examine the claims, following calls for an inquiry into the affair.

Also on the programme, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg questioned whether the government has the political will to see through the UK's military campaign in Afghanistan.

He said the government lacked a strategy in Afghanistan and that UK Armed Forces are being put in harms way by being left in "the worst of worlds". Before the interview, correspondent Ian Pannell reported from Afghanistan where he is with US troops fighting in Helmand.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is meeting to decide interest rates. But with rates unchanged at 0.5% for the last three months, the focus has shifted to the policy of quantitative easing. In a "lively and feisty debate", as Evan calls it, economists Professor Tim Congdon and Liam Halligan discussed whether the policy is working.

Finally, the World Paper and Comb Championship, which is to take place at Stonehaven Folk Festival, was discussed. Previous winner Bob Kibble explained the appeal and showed off the skills that made him a world champion.

In the presenter review, Evan tried it out, though when reflecting on his performance, he said: "Basically, I'm just humming into a comb with a bit of tissue over it".