The interviews between Bryan Dawe and the many roles of the late John Clarke had a simple premise. Instead of going through the formulaic ritual of allowing politicians to avoid answering the important question, Clarke had his characters tell another version of the truth.

In some cases, these alternative truths seemed a little bizarre, but there was always enough reality in the scenarios to make them plausible and amusing.

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In this election season, politicians will try to set the rules by which we must play so that they be taken seriously. Thus, they avoid being genuinely answerable to the voters.

We will miss Clarke and Dawe, largely because no........

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