The lead package on Channel 4 News tonight was exquisite. It started with a coruscating tease (the hospice for sick children that has lost a fortune in an Icelandic bank) and moved on through sharp writing, succulent graphics and lancing interviews.

There are similar examples of complex stories told through human experience, luminous example and inspired analogy, but not too many. Reporter Cathy Newman is worth more than her weight in gold. I cannot recommend it too highly. If you did not see it, watch it. If you did, well just watch it again.