David Tennant continued chattering even after I asked everyone, including him, to pay attention to my funny story.

That morning I had woken up, dressed, and made my way to work – all without checking the time. Campus wasn’t open at 6:15am so I to make my way home again across the boggy moorland, all by myself.

You might have thought that the famous actor would have been fascinated by my anecdote, or at least have the manners to feign interest.