I was on television!

I was on television - last night! I fortuitously walked into the living room, turned the TV channel over randomly and there was I, at work, on television!

There was a program on the BBC about a man with a suspected heart attack and required primary angioplasty. I was the nurse who took the patient down to the Cath Labs and I appeared in the footage shown. The film was made last week and I had completely forgotten about it. The patient made a full recovery (few!). The bad news is that on the website there is edited footage but it is precisely that, I have been edited out of the footage! I assure you, I was there. My wife saw me and she wouldn't lie.

Anyway, signed photos are available from my agent darlings. See you in Rep.


RP


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Dr Who - what's in a name?

Dr Who has been pre-occupying my time at the beginning of this year

• I watched several episodes of David Tennant's Doctor at Christmas at a Christmas get together (Oh, it saved me from the 'games' which were nigh on compulsory!)
• Horror of Fang Rock - Tom Baker
• Black Orchid - Peter Davidson
• Mark of the Rani - Colin Baker

Now I am a big fan and my association goes back to the original runs of classic Dr Who (yes, behind the settee) but I'm not so sure about the term Whovian! (Whovian is the currently accepted name for Dr Who fans). It makes me sound like some kind of American investigative organisation fan so I got to thinking, what are the alternatives?

• A Whover - no, too domestic-sounding
• A Whoman - I like this one, play on words, Whoman = human, geddit? It turns out a bit restrictive, excludes females (although the spelling looks a bit like woman)
• A Whofan - no, reminds me of hooves, animals...
• A Whotee - Who + devotee, sounds like a owl
• A Whooter - naah, a nose or a horn, or goodness knows whatever
• A Whooligan? Promising...

Well, maybe Whovian is right after all.

RP

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