A good night was had by all.
I left for London early yesterday morning with three key events planned; meetings at the BBC, drinks at Leicester Square and The Book Video Awards at Foyle’s on Charing Cross. It’s been a quite a while since I’ve been rushing around the city like the road runner, exhaustion kept at bay with good company and great wine!
Arriving at the BBC I was greeted like a long lost friend and once the work was completed I was treated to watching two live sessions and a recording of “The No 1. Detective Agency”. I need to find out who the Rock/Blues group were (recording a session for the Paul Jones blues programme) but there was no mistaking Eliza Doolittle! I missed Sheryl Crow by one day – gutted!
Leaving the BBC in the early evening I made my way to Leicester Square to have drinks with Anne and Kerry from Hodder & Stoughton. I have no idea where the time went but the conversation’s flow and quality was effortlessly matched by the bottle of classy Viognier!
After bidding Anne and Kerry goodnight I headed up to Charing Cross for the awards ceremony at Foyle’s. Foyle’s wasn’t at all what I expected. Lovely building set on three floors, Foyle’s has a certain charm about it, a mixture of old and new with plenty of character.
The Book Video Awards, created as a result of a competition sponsored by Random House and The Bookseller magazine, was held last night in The Gallery.
The four videos (all winners in their own right) were competing for the overall top prize – the winner winner chicken dinner! After reviewing Jo Nesbo’s “The Snowman” last week I went in to the evening slightly biased – …
