Amy MacBeath

So I’m putting fuel in my car earlier to be extra organised for my drive home and to much annoyance I discover that my poor wee car has fallen victim to one of the rogues of the road – the white van man.  Now this is not an attack on all people who operate such vehicles but to that one white van man who so kindly scratched my little car.  Now you may ask how do I know that it was you who harmed my vehicle…simple.  After overcoming my initial anger, Detective MacBeath observed that said scratches were at such a height that it cannot have been a car and the marks must have been the result of a van impact.  And how did I know it was you..you left white paint on my black car!  Pretty good investigative skills but now I am left without a culprit.  So to you who carelessly defaced my property…please leave a note next time..or better still…please don’t!!  Much appreciated.

In an attempted joke (I hope!!) I was recently told I had a voice for silent movies following my esteemed colleague been labelled (also in jest) with having a face for the radio.  Which leads me to wonder how vitally important is it in our modern multimedia world to look good.  I had my first chance today to co-present a televised news bulletin – fully prepared to look like a whale on screen I think I wasn’t as shocked as I could have been watching myself back (thank you hi-def cameras!).  I did however appear to have demon eyes as I think the lights, which I hoped were also tanning giving the heat that was adding colour to my cheeks, inflated my pupils until all I had were a couple of shiny coals where some blue formerly existed.  My co-presenter was concerned that she managed to look evil on camera.  So, what have I learned?  The camera doesn’t miss a trick!  I am beginning to understand the commitment it takes to be seen by millions every night!