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Persuasion and pot luck
When the London team went into the Olympic bid pitch, seven years before London 2012 began, they weren’t expecting...
Mountain madness
Mad – that’s the typical adjective most people choose when I tell them about my new expedition. They will...
Being ‘kidnapped’ in Egypt
“What’s happening?” Steve whispered to me. “They’re deciding whether or not to let us go.” “Do you think they will?” “No,” I...
The Rock and a hard place
It takes a certain level of faith to get through the pain of seeing your sporting dreams slip from...
Boost your brain health
Memory blips are natural as we get older, but keeping your mind active and challenged will help to keep...
Healing minds to Minister
David Hall was once a chronic, paranoid schizophrenic. He was admitted to a psychiatric hospital on many occasions. Then...
Miscarriage and men
I arrived at the BBC studios in Essex early one Sunday morning ready to do 14 regional interviews that...
The Message Trust
Andy Hawthorne was faced with a major challenge in the mid-1980s, when many of the ex-offenders he was employing...
Neeson breaks the silence
Liam Neeson isn’t a man for bull. He always calls it like it is. Like when actors who work...
Sky’s the limit
There has surely never been a better time to watch sport on television! On a typical weekend you can watch...
5 Ways To Stay Healthy
“Spring has finally sprung! For many, this creates the perfect opportunity to ‘spring clean’ our health,” explains TV medic...
Grid Hospitality
Grid Hospitality have more than 40 years’ experience in the hospitality and event business and have suites at both...
Chris Pratt: Passengers
Chris Pratt is the type of good-natured, self-effacing gentleman that often seems to be apologising for his success. Not...
Arsenal in the community
There is a side to Premier League football clubs that few are aware of. Players are often seen as...
Mr Starman
What makes some of us determined to fulfil our dreams, where others give up? This is a question I...
A role to be played
Richard Taylor’s ten-year-old son Damilola was killed in 2001 on the way home from an after-school club. Following Damilola’s...
Between Heaven and Mel
Beloved actor and award-winning director turned pariah: Mel Gibson’s career has lurched from one extreme to the other across...
The troublemaker
Greg Valerio finished his last day of school with the words “Valerio, you’re a natural-born troublemaker. Just make sure...
Sideswiped
Have you ever been sideswiped; led to believe one thing and then, as you’re looking ahead with the excitement...
Northern star
For many, including me and my wife, comedian Chris Ramsey first came to prominence in the TV comedy series Hebburn, set in...