Ok, not normally that into Dr Who, but may have to watch Saturday’s episode, “The Fires of Pompeii”, at 6.45pm. Apparently, “Donna wants to warn Pompeii’s citizens that they are in immediate peril from Mount Vesuvius, while the Doctor is adamant - he doesn’t interfere with the course of history”. Good good. And, you know, David Tennant is pretty cool.

My non-British friends should all catch this on BBC iplayer - I expect I’ll be doing the same, from Cambridge. It’ll be good for a laugh at the very least. No one listed as playing Pliny the Elder/Younger, but you can’t have everything.