A lifetime of storytelling, and a hive of literary activity
Once upon a time I was at the Edinburgh Festival – oh, circa 1988 – watching a truly gifted comedian telling a story. Confessions of a Furtive Nudist by the late and great Ken Campbell was a monologue delivered in a voice that was a cross between Ken Livingstone (former London mayor) and Russell Brand, current campaigner for all manner of social good.
The story was gripping, and in the audience I fell into conversation with comedian,