David Dimbleby is to present Question Time on BBC1 for the final time on 13 December before being replaced in the chair by Fiona Bruce from January.
The presenter handled the occasion by simply putting his questions forward and allowing the man’s absurdity to speak for itself.
It’s Question Time though with which he is indelibly associated.
Equally adept interviewing John Lydon as he was John Prescott, Dimbleby was on superb form in 2009 when BNP leader Nick Griffin was invited on to Question Time, a matter of huge controversy.