To be honest I dont think the whole ‘entertainment’ thing was really working for me. I see myself more as documentary maker now. 

So the prestigious Sony Awards were last night. Our host Clive Dickens opting for a black suit with black t-shirt giving himself the look of an extra in Miami Vice.  Donnach’s braces were last seen in the movie Wall Street.  Tim Shaw had decided to keep his penis in his pants after lasts weeks exposure on our TV screens.  

The big event for Tim, Geoff and myself was being in contention for the Entertainment Award. In the end only Timmy got in the final three and Geoff and me were left tying for last.  I’m happy being in the same category as Geoff.  Even if its the loser one.  Well done to Tim, Roque and Eloise. 

Absolute Coldplay was in two categories and missed out in the first award of the night  and then BOOM;  we won the gold. I felt slightly fraudulent walking up with Phil Critchlow to get the award, for several reasons.

1/  Documentary Making is for grown up radio people.  Not people who do bits about what way to correctly stack a dishwasher and what tv themes tell you all about the show in the theme tune.

2/  Brian and Phil did all of the hard work. All I did was wonder around with my little recorder wittering on. Brian appeared to be on the edge of a nervous breakdown asking me every 3.7 seconds to say something about “what was happening now”.

Getting to take two listeners on the road with Coldplay was great fun and to get an award off the back of it is a lovely cherry on the cake. I should thank Clive as ever for his vision for the whole thing.  Kevin McCabe and Coldplay and all their crew were brilliant to all of us.  Congratulations to my daughter Ruby who is on the documentary being interviewed by me when all she wanted from her Dad was for him to read ‘The Tiger That Came to Tea.  At the age of four she has a Sony gold to her name.  

I would also like to take this opportunity to clear some slurs that Brian threw at me after the 24 hours with Coldplay. On the plane home it looked like Chris Martin didn’t want to be interviewed.  Brian was crying at the thought of going back to One Golden Square with no Chris Martin interview but with 18 minutes speaking to the guy who sorts the lights.  I decided to chill and enjoy some red wine.  Still no interview with Chris Martin, my work over i enjoyed the free red wine.  Then disaster struck.  We could get some time with Chris.  At midnight, with red wine teeth. I did the interview and let me say for the record, its the high altitude that made me sound like that. 

Like I said, Brian and Phil did all the hard work and that’s the way it should be. 

Entertainment award; it’s for losers.