Tag Archives: London

On the town with Mark Kermode (Belle)

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Our large group left the nightclub and wandered down the strange high street, only to see an old-school Routemaster bus coming over the hill. We ran excitedly to board our night-bus. I knew we needed to change to another bus, … Continue reading →

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Fun and games with trains (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I needed to reach Liverpool by 13:15 for a meeting. At 12:30 I jumped on the first train that I saw at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, assuming that it was a London service that called at Leeds. I was right in … Continue reading →

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A burgundy red bob and Big Ben (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Dreamaticus

TPR made a huge effort with his appearance, first straightening and then dying, his grey hair into a glossy burgundy red bob. This was all in readiness for the arrival of a bunch of his former work colleagues at our … Continue reading →

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Kidnapped kept woman (Rousse)

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was kidnapped twice. On each occasion my kidnapper was one of my former drama teachers. The first time TPR rescued me and took me to live in his white-washed bungalow in the countryside. Then one day I made the … Continue reading →

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Belle blasts Beastie Boys

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was cast as a ‘Greek Chorus’ type flatmate in a reality show. I would make strange entrances and exits and comment on what the contestants were up to. My most famous entrance was via a black shiny helicopter equipped … Continue reading →

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Prince Harry and high heels (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I travelled to locked down London for training as a new member of the British Secret Service. England’s capital city looked, and sounded, very quiet. I could even hear bird song through the closed top deck bus windows. Soon I … Continue reading →

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London to Oxford and Oxford to Edinburgh by train (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Dreamaticus

It really was too much to ask my 81 year-old mother to walk all the way from London to Edinburgh, so I suggested that we cut a few miles off the route by taking the train to Oxford. In the … Continue reading →

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David Beckham in disguise (Rousse)

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I spent the day cycling with David Beckham, his wife Victoria, and their young son. At no point were we recognised, even at a busy London railway station. This was thanks to the clever way that David wore wraparound sunglasses, … Continue reading →

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Drag queens of the resistance movement (Belle)

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Dreamaticus

On a night out in town, I was picked up by a posse of resistance fighting drag queens. We returned to their tower block headquarters near the Barbican. As we entered the lobby, a man carrying army supplies came running … Continue reading →

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Reality TV dating and the joy of comfy slippers (Belle)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t shake off the film crew and it dawned on me that my entire date would be televised. I wandered from shop to shop in Blackheath trying on outfits. Oddly everything looked just great on me and I bought … Continue reading →

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