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So it's been a busy busy week. Book launch, start of filming, trip to Yorkshire, and all of course in the most oppressive heat imaginable. I find dressing for the heat is a real problem. In fashion terms, I'm at my best in winter. I love jackets, cardigans, scarves and cosy dressing. On the fashion front I long for the crisp cool days of Autumn that cry out for a touch of wool, and a firm cord and brogue! I suppose the truth is that my "fuller figure" is not suited to a lighter style of dressing. It requires a chunky knit, or a well tailored wool suit to look good. I have lots of linen for the summer months, but within minutes of putting it on, it looks crumpled and careworn. I lunched with a female colleague from the Actors Centre board the other week and she turned up looking fabulous in a fuchsia shift dress. A simple shift dress. What's the equivalent for us chaps then?  Hanging in my wardrobe, and frequently used in the flat on hot nights, both Rich...

Here comes the sun So summer seems to have finally started. And I think I can safely tell you that it's going to be here for the next 5 to 6 weeks. How do I know? Have I been checking the dried seaweed that hangs bladder like in our kitchen window? Have I been feeling my pine cones daily? Have I been checking to see whether the spider is stayi ng in the middle of his web? No. I've simply received my filming schedule.  For a period of five and a half weeks from the 15th of July, I will be spending an awful lot of time in a conference centre near St Albans recreating a wedding. Five weeks to film one day. And a wedding, of course, means that we will be inside most of the time and wearing suits, shirts, and ties at the very least. And that means hot weather.  There's a law  applied to filming that states  "indoor filming in lots of garments will always be done in high temperatures. Outdoor filming in cool garments will always take place in snow." Those ...