TV Plaudit #4: The one-time "Honourable" John Tamihere's ThinkTank

This one-time would-be leader of the NZ Labour Party and our nation - more's the pity and our loss due to his coming completely unstuck c/o an extremely ill-advised Ian Wishart interview - has finally found his niche. Another ably compered discussion - panel in this instance - Mr Tamihere delivers his show with great style and panache, an ever-polite and exceedingly courteous demeanour and helpful, self-effacing approach. Moreover invariably eliciting intelligent and thoughtful contributions and tete-a-tete from his guests upon subjects of moment generally ignored (or simply never gotten around to) by the mainstream media And the icing upon the cake is surely the intro 'panel', perhaps suggesting John missed his real calling in life on either Get Smart or Mission Impossible. "Eat your heart out, Maxwell Smart" (and Agent 66, or was that 99?)