Martha Kearney

John Humphrys , together with ex-prime Ministers David Cameron and Tony Blair and Dame Edna Everage - for his last day on BBC Radio 4 's Today programme.

characteristic tough interview with Cameron began with the former PM and thanked him for the "striking fear in the politicians, Like Me ".

But The Host has carefully allow a Parting Shot at the politicians themselves will not be questioned, which shows how his.

Meanwhile, lady Edna wrote a poem joked about the rest.

The flamboyant entertainer, created by Barry Humphries , she called both the "national treasures", and added: "You're not old, you're going to get only nice and soft/As the Trees , hug Elgar playing on your cello. "

Humphrys, the flagship Morning News programme after 32 years. The close of The Show , he thanked his colleagues, saying: "I apologize if I'm just a teeny bit grumpy. "

He also thanked the listeners, and added: "I hope you keep listening. Today, issues for tomorrow. And if that is a pretty stupid way to end my years on the program, then it should be so. "

Mr Cameron said the Moderator had to ask his career "to ask us, we don't want to answer, and calls us to account".

the former leader of The comments came after Humphrys put it to Mr Cameron that he was "misled, to deliver The Nation ", the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum, by the leave of his post in the government.

Humphrys has a reputation as a stubborn, if disagreement interrogator, and said he was "a seeker of the truth" during his time on the program

Earlier on Thursday, Mr Blair took part in a discussion on The State of the survey and of the policy. "The fact that I'm worried about an interview with you is a tribute to you, not a criticism," he said.

their interviews were "often a pleasure," he said, and added: "at times It was not a pleasure, But it was always worth it. "

Humphrys has interviewed every Prime Minister on the program by Margaret Thatcher to Theresa May However, he pointed out that Boris Johnson had not appeared, since he came to power, while the head of the Labour party's Jeremy Corbyn had stayed away for almost three years.

"more and more politicians to speak directly to the people via Social Media , so that you can choose The Questions you answer without being challenged," he said.

In his closing remarks, Humphrys, whom he had interviewed thanked", including the politicians, or at least those of them, the vast majority, the recognize still, it is important that the people should be kept in power to account, even if only occasionally, we will give you a Hard Time ."

The Moderator quipped that on Thursday political guests had "just a little overshadowed" by Dame Edna.

your poetic tribute We began: "to give the national treasures, But have a requirement, and that is deep in thought to our retirement plans. "

Dame Edna continued: "to hear How I loved you sing, when you and I had the stormy affair,/But I always have wives been discreet about our life and I have never breathed a word to your ex -. "

Another guest of the new chief executive of the Woodland Trust, Dr Darren Moorcroft. Humphrys asked about penalties for people who cut down Trees , But joked that he was dissatisfied with The Answer .

"I thought Draconian to something a little more - send you to jail, if you have Trees , that kind of thing," said the Moderator.

Dr. Moorcroft replied: "That would be your next job, John, if you as a judge to the Supreme Court . "Humphrys added: "you are Accepted . "

the thought of The Day , delivered by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks , was also on Humphrys and his "fearless moral passion".

the BBC director-general Lord Hall appeared, and said to him: "I Thank You on behalf of all of us - the people who have loved working with you, the people that put up with them sometimes as well. "

He added: "In all the things you read in the Newspapers about The Rottweiler Humphrys and All That stuff, you are also someone who handles interviews with people who have gone through trauma, or disasters, or have something you want to get out of your chests, But don't know How To do it, with amazing sensitivity. "

Today, with four main speakers - Justin Webb , Mishal Husain , Martha Kearney and Nick Robinson - and not directly replace Humphrys is.

He remembered, with current and former co-host at the end of the Thursday programme. Asked whether he was really somebody, the respondents regularly interrupted, he replied: "of course I Am . Well, I'm an arguer. I love to argue. "

His colleagues recalled an occasion when he destroyed The Last typewriter in The Office . "It is a bit of a myth about me, it threw out of The Window . It was perhaps a bit small incident, But I don't throw it out The Window . "

The 76-year-old will continue to Mastermind on Bbc Two .

He is now the senior Moderator and has been for the group of highest earners. His salary in 2016-17 was Between £600,000-£649,999, But he took a pay cut and went down to £290,000-£294,999 in 2018-19.

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