by Sue Perkins
fn2 Thank God for Steve and co. Of course they had checked on my behalf, and all was well.
13. BANLUNG
fn1 I am aware that this view is entirely my mother’s and is not backed up by either personal experience or medical science.
fn2 Once again, I display the worst traits of Ann and Bert. I am both cavalier and lacking in self-care. What a winning combination.
15. THE LOST SOULS
fn1 Lucy was our fabulous director on this third shoot. She is so wonderfully mellow she should be prescribed on the NHS for people suffering with anxiety.
16. LIES, DAM LIES AND STATISTICS
fn1 As I write this, news is breaking about the collapse of an auxiliary dam at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy plant. We may never know how many innocent people have lost their lives as a result.
17. IT’S OH SO QUIET
fn1 I have only ever had two casting calls in my life.
20. YUNNAN
fn1 I am actually interested in Booze World. I’d definitely visit there.
fn2 Potential visitors should note that this decapitation ritual is not performed 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. every day including weekends.
24. IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO – IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT
fn1 There had been the outside possibility of a two-week trek on horseback and foot – but I can’t find my car keys most days, so the idea I was going to beat the expeditionary teams of some of the greatest scientific powers in the world was … well, somewhat unlikely.
28. A GOOGLY NEAR THE HOOGHLY
fn1 They are not that brief. The last phase has been going on since 1987.
fn2 Steve requested that in order to use this anecdote I put this bit in.
34. CHECKMATE
fn1 Dad has Charles Bonnet Syndrome, which can be one of the symptoms of a glioblastoma. Imaginary dark shapes appear from nowhere. They usually take the form of rats, but later he sees shadowy figures walking past him.
42. COINCIDENCE
fn1 NOW THEY ALL KNOW, YOU OVERSHARING NUTTER.
