THE JOY OF STAND-UP

Today I decided to try out the power of stand-up. My guest paper reviewer, Matt Johnson of the Reading Rockets, agreed to give it a go, too.... When you think of it, I, like lots of people, spend far too many hours per day sitting on my backside. I drive for at least three hours a day, then sit down whilst broadcasting for three hours, then with meetings and such, that's probably even more - before you even factor in time in front of the TV!!!

So today, I decided to stand up on the radio. And I discovered a whole new energy. Listeners say they noticed the difference!

Gyles Brandreth, my old mate from TV AM days, was a guest today. He reminded me that Churchill was a well known stand-upper, dictating his entire "history of the English Speaking Peoples" whilst standing up, or at least standing at his specially made high desk.

Gyles himself is doing stand-up, by the way, in a UK tour of his one man One to One show.