Wilkinson asked Icke to explain some of his unusual views on extraterrestrial life.
"Let's drill down into some of your beliefs. You think our moon is a hollowed out space station. That's a hard one to buy, that one," she said.
Icke insisted that "mainstream science cannot explain why a body that big, bigger than Pluto, can be going around a planet this small. It makes no sense. They can't explain how it came into being. Lots and lots of ancient tribes and tribal peoples have the same legend that the moon was brought here and there was a time when the Earth did not have a moon."
"Shipped in by trucks or something?" Wilkinson asked.
"That's a good one. Nice one," said Icke.
That was followed by an increasingly fraught discussion about how exactly the moon was "moved" to its current position. Finally, an exasperated Icke told the hosts: "You don't know what my theories are. You have been briefed this morning by a researcher. You don't know what my theories are."
"I'm trying to understand it on behalf of the audience so they can understand it," Wilkinson countered, still trying to keep the interview on track.
Trying another tack, Wilkinson asked Icke about his belief that world leaders are reptilian aliens.
"OK, can you tell us who are the aliens? Is Vladimir Putin an alien?" she asked.
"This is a joke. It's an absolute joke. You have never read a book, you won't come and see the talk," Icke replied.
The interview came to a close and Icke left the building less than impressed.
Wilkinson said: "Let's just say he walked out of here not a happy camper. I said, 'David, you'll sell a lot of tickets off that,' and he... well, I won't repeat what he said."
- Herald Online, News.com.au
