"If you’ve been here for the long haul, you might remember that we have a wealthy friend called Alan, who made a lot of money running a building company and who likes to throw a lavish fancy dress party at his huge house on New Year’s Eve or thereabouts.
You might also remember that, one year, the party had a World War One theme, and that Mr Dear and I sat freezing our wotsits in the ha-ha – which was a makeshift trench – before Alan appeared and
