Over the weekend, a friend of mine – who works in the television industry – wrote to me.
This is what he said.
Robert.
I’ve known you for years. I’ve followed your career around the world. As far as I know, you have never once worked in television. I have a reason for this chequered introduction.
A colleague pointed me to a debate organised by the Royal Society of Television. I am a proud member of the organisation and have been for 2 decades. I believe they have taste and judgement. Congratulations, on making me question this.
1. Why and how are you a guest on a RST debate?
2. Why did you choose your background image to be of the Tardis?
3. What possessed you to wear a Lemmy from Motorhead t-shirt?
4. Why do you look so distracted throughout the conversation?
Then you talk in a way I found myself nodding in agreement too. I am confused. I demand answers.
He then pointed me to a link on Youtube where said ‘debate’ was on.
Of course I remember it.
Not just because I thought it was weird I’d been asked to appear, but because it happened on my final day at R/GA … which just made the whole thing even more surreal. [Which is likely why I looked distracted, though I assure you, I wasn’t]
That said, I didn’t know it had been posted to Youtube.
But given it only has 92 views after 18+ months – and 1 of those was mine – it seems far more impressive my friend found it than the fact I was on it.
In fact the the only thing more surprising than that is that someone who has known me for at least 25 years, is shocked I’m wearing a dodgy t-shirt and have a messed-up background … especially as that’s me trying to look more professional than I usually am.