I exchanged a few words with the Dalai Lama in the foyer of the City Hall

The missus dragged me into Uniqlo in Regent Street and as we were leaving I held the door open for Zoe Ball, she said thank you, a very tall girl, especially in heels

I spoke to a very flamboyantly dressed George Melly one lunchtime in Kingsway as I was walking back to walk. He was very happy to chat about the gig he was doing that night.

I spoke to Paul Kossof of Free at a gig in Barry Memorial Hall in 1969. He was off his head.

Chatted to Ann Aston (of Golden Shot fame) in the City Hall. She was the celebrity who was at the opening of a lottery launched by the Council in the 1970s

At a Royal Academy Summer Exhibition I stood next to Dr Miriam Stoppard who was with the extravagantly dressed Marquis of Bath who was with one of his wifelets. He smelled. I moved away

I spoke to a very bored Peter Ustinov at a book signing in Dillons bookshop in Cardiff. He was not getting trampled in the rush !

Dame Helen Mirren accidentally barged into me at Oxford Circus tube station - she apologised.

I saw Ronnie Corbett in Piccadilly and, having heard from my contacts in the New Theatre that he was not anywhere near as pleasant in real life compared to his TV personality I walked past him.

I met Bamber Gascoigne on 2 occasions in his capacity as question master and, on the second occasion ,he had lunch with the contestants. I sat opposite him and his wife. He chatted away, a very interesting and learned person and an absolute delight, you couldn't possibly hope to meet a nicer person.