John Humphrys` last Today programme review - a too long lap of honour
(The Guardian Culture News)

After 32 years as Today´s grand inquisitor, Humphrys bowed out with Dame Edna and lots of back-slapping. At least someone brought up the `thrown typewriter´ incident ...During his 32 years on the Today programme, John Humphrys has been called many things - grand inquisitor, overpaid, sexist - but never, until this morning, retiring.The dilemma on a presenter´s farewell show is balancing the usual format with back-slapping. It must have been frustrating for the 76-year-old journalist to go out on a slow news morning, with the two biggest stories - the Supreme Court hearing on Prime Minister Johnson´s suspension of parliament, President Trump´s response to Iran - to pay off later. Continue reading...