I never thought of myself as shy. But there I was, all wibbly-wobbly in the legs as I waited to go on TV
The Guardian - 2024-05-15T14:14:04.000Z

I discovered a new side of myself last week. And I didn’t much enjoy itI was given an award last week. It was a grand prix, if you don’t mind, at the Croatian national tourist board’s Golden Pen awards in Dubrovnik. The garland was hung around my neck for a thing I did about the island of Murter on Shaun Keaveny’s BBC Radio 4 series Your Place or Mine. I’ll spare you the humble stuff along the lines of: “Aw, shucks. Me? Really?” This award was richly deserved – less for my contribution to... Read this story