Boris Johnson first caught the public's eye in 1998 while still working as a journalist, he had a guest spot on the popular BBC One panel show Have I Got News For You.
The TV studio audience and viewers at home saw that shock blonde hair and famous Bertie Wooster bluster for the first time and lapped it up, watching the clip back now you can see both the seeds of his success and failure.
He mumbles, jokes and laughs at himself - giving an air of authenticity and charm. But the subject matter of his interactions with Ian Hislop are anything but pleasant, the Private Eye editor lightly grills Johnson over a now famous recording in which he agrees to help get a journalist friend attacked over a story.
