36 hours. That is the approximate time it takes to travel to from Melton Mowbray to Gibraltar via coach. It is also the approximate time now dedicated to emails on how long coach journeys can be. But Elis and John are endlessly fascinated by your horrible horrible travels.

But amidst such mega[bus] chat there’s moments that are actually quite #moving. Because you know we can deal with emotional heft and also acknowledge that John can bring the mood down on a cancer ward.

Elsewhere there’s a fantastic surprise in the spin the wheel nature that is 80 Daves and the prospect of Robins as Samuel Pepys sends a chill down the spine.

Have you been on a coach? Was it for too long? Maybe you’re on a coach now which has wifi and you can thus send your correspondence to [email protected].

Alternatively if you possess a 4G/5G connection then it’s 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp. To do this just save the contact as normal in your phone, give it an appropriate name and then you can fire in your messages on WhatsApp to your heart’s content.