ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, wˈɪðɚɹˌoʊ sˈɔːt tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðə kɹˈɪɾɪk ˈeɪ. ˈeɪ. ɡˈɪl ˈæftɚ hiː kˈɔːld klˈɛɹ bˈɔːldɪŋ ˈeɪ "dˈaɪk ˌɔn ɐ bˈaɪk" ɪn ɐ tˌiːvˈiː ɹᵻvjˈuː.
In 2010, Witherow sought to defend the critic A. A. Gill after he called Clare Balding a "dyke on a bike" in a TV review.