All went well, then he was asked if he wanted to interview one of the Battle of Britain veterans. He went to do this interview, and apologised to the veteran because he had not prepared for this unexpected pleasure of an interview and his questions were not well prepared.
The veteran was complimentary and re-assured him that he was not as bad as the previous interviewer who had asked "When did the pilots know when they ran out of bullets,
Spoiler:
They really do walk amongst us!