Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction
1. Daddy Who?
2. Not a Complete Banker
3. Taking the Mike
4. Not as Dumb as I Looked
5. A Face for Radio?
6. All Tanked Up
7. Gun Trouble in Texas
8. Gerry and Dean
9. Our Man in Moscow
10. A Call from Ali
11. Finding a Rose
12. That Was No Lady
13. Breakfast with Brisbane
14. Nothing Succeeds Like Excess
15. SPOTY
16. ‘A Signed Affidavit’
17. A Touch of the Dimblebys
18. Mr and Mrs Merton
19. See Naples and Dry
20. The King of Denmark
21. Sexy Football
22. Have I Got a Singer for You!
23. National Disasters
24. If I Could Keep My Head
25. Front Page Fool
26. Undiplomatic Service
27. A Briefcase Full of Money
28. ‘Use Your Sense of Humour’
29. Helen and Jill
30. Saturday Nights Again
31. ‘F*** It, We’ll Go at Seven’
32. Sir Alex is Unhappy
33. The D.G.s and Me
34. Good Cop, Bad Cop
35. ‘Herograms’
36. Orchestra or Chorus?
37. Anyone for Tennis?
38. Anyone for Table Tennis?
39. Retiring? Me?
40. Afternoons with Carol and Susie
Photo Section
List of Credits
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
