My cold is abating all too slowly. Aliens of London and World War Three reviews to follow shortly, although the summary will be that I like the former more than the latter.

In the mean time, please be generous and sponsor me. I’m doing a sponsored walk for Crusaid next month. You can imagine what a challenge this is to one of my girth, so I hope you’ll reward me by helping my fundraising. You can pay online – it’s all very twenty-first century – and if you’re a UK taxpayer, the charity get an extra 28p for each pound you give. Please be generous.