Tuesday, 19 April 2016






MY BUCKET LIST

Everyone has their own dreams, but safe in the knowledge we probably won't achieve them, for whatever reason, we forget about them. There are lots of things that are out of reach to people for many reasons. 

Here are some of the things I would love to do if I could: 



JOURNALISM



1) This is the most important dream of all. So here goes:  I wish to work with my hero and

     friend Bill Neely. To learn from him has been a privilege. To work with him is
     something I want more than anything.


Honoured and privileged to know Bill Neely

2) To present Bill Neely with a BAFTA fellowship.


Bill Neely collects the BAFTA for Haiti 




5)   Visit 200 Grays Inn Road - just once!! 

200 Grays Inn Road - the home of ITN

6)   Visit Syria 
Syria - as it used to be

7)   Interview Kate Adie. And unlike most people, I am perfectly happy to talk to her about Northern Ireland.


 Kate Adie - a woman who has inspired me more than she knows.




8)   Interview these journalists: Martin Bell, Lyse Doucet, Paul Conroy, and Tom Bradby.


9) To interview Ban-ki Moon 

Secretary General of the UN - the lovely Ban-ki Moon


MUSIC

To meet Cliff Richard and tell him how much he meant to my mother. 







MAD STUFF

1) Do a parachute jump. What better way to conquer a fear of heights than by jumping from 13,000 feet?

Arrrrgh!!
 
2) Do a bungy jump, preferably off my favourite railway bridge (the Royal Albert in Saltash, Cornwall if you were wondering) (as above, though obviously not from 13,000 feet)

BOING!!


TRAVEL

1)  See the Northern Lights

The Beautiful Aurora Borealis

2) Dress as a geisha. Yep, I've already dressed in a kimono, but I'd like to do the whole geisha thing.

Memoirs of a Geisha

4)  Visit Lanzarote. Want to visit here because it was the location of Planet of Fire - one of my favourite Dr Who stories.


Timanfaya, Lanzarote



ANIMALS

1) Ride a camel. No, I have no idea why I want to do this. but I could do it while I'm doing number four above.

2) Ride on a dog sled. Comes from my love of dogs (especially Huskies) and my love of snow. 

3)  Ride a horse. No, I've never been on a horse in my life. Seaside 'donk', yes. Horse, no. Horses intimidate me slightly. Probably because they're so tall and I'm so tiny.


RAILWAYS

1) Drive a class 37 diesel or a First Generation DMU. I think they are both awesome.
    My attempts at driving a car were less than stellar. Maybe I'd do better here.

First Generation DMU
Class 37

2) Be a train announcer for one day. I blame it on Alfie Edmunds (for those old enough to       remember him at Exeter St Davids) and the lovely Phil Sayer. RIP Phil..X

The talented Phil Sayer


OTHER COOL STUFF

Appear in a Big Finish audio drama.



Well there you have it. Some of the things I would like to do, but I have not yet had the chance to. Maybe one day I'll get a chance to do all of them, because as Katie Adie says, "You never know!"







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