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THIS BOOK WOULD never have seen the light of day without the encouragement and expertise of my friend Nigel Bowden, who alas is no longer with us. I owe him a big thank you and will never forget his encouragement. The world is a dimmer place without ‘slippery of the Costas’.

I’d like to acknowledge all of the brilliant reps and guests I worked with during my ten years in the job – you were all brilliant.

A big thank you to my wife, Helen, who has lived with this project for far too long. She has been my impromptu editor and critic, and she is the only one I really listen to.

To all the people who have been forced to sit and listen to the raw script – Allan Mclean, Angie Jones, Malcolm, Julie and Sofia and all those who I have forgotten – I can’t thank you enough.

I reserve a very special thanks for Niel Roberts, who had the kindness to lend me a laptop that he never got back! That laptop was the very tool that helped me to transform my hand written scripts into a typed, ready-to-read manuscript – a massive thanks to you and also your brother, Mike, who is forever alive in this book.

Thanks must go to my parents, John and Theresa, for all their unwavering support. Also Mary, Greg, Lorraine, Suzannah, Chris, Rob, Carolyn, Jenna, Ruby and Faye. Ian and Val also deserve a mention for their continued labour, and Geoff and Sue, who now live a life of luxury after a lifetime of hard work – you too are in some way responsible for inspiring and encouraging me to finish this work.