If you listen to the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 on a regular basis, then the name of John Humphrys will be very familiar to you.
He was the scourge of the dodging politician and, on his day, an expert at the holding to account interview.
He recently signed off from the Today Programme - and we thought that that was worth marking
There are too many examples of his grilling interview technique to list here - but the one that many people point to, is when John Humphrys essentially ended the career of a BBC Director General - George Entwistle. If you've never heard it before, it's worth a few moments of your time...
From our point of view, it's an incredible interview.
Just think - how would you fare if you had to interview your boss?
That's what John Humphrys did - and he didn't hold back one little bit.
It's a lesson to all. To interviewers - how to hold people to account; to interviewees - how to openly admit the facts of a story. Don't dodge the uncomfortable answer just because you don't want to look bad. If you've dropped the ball - other people know it, so you've got to fess up!