Three weeks into my mathematics degree I still hadn’t made it to a single class.  Every time I tried to make my way to the classroom, I would be waylaid by Sir Ian McKellan and Michael York offering me small bottles of champagne to drink.  I loved hanging out with those guys! Other distractions included the public red phone box located in my bedroom. Although I was compensated for the inconvenience with a massively reduced rent, men were wandering into my room at all hours to use it as urinal.