An absolute delight and pleasure to welcome a National Treasure to the Clearing! Ladies n' Genminminmin (er, min...) please welcome Actor & Celebrity Christopher Biggins. There is nothing like a Dame and in the world of pantomime, there is no Dame quite like Christopher Biggins!  He has a Lifetime Achievement Award to prove it. "Oh yes he does!"  Now in his early 70s, Christopher has been performing in pantomime in Darlington and occasionally elsewhere, for almost half a century and he achieved National Treasure status after he became the series winner of  "I'm a Celebrity  Get Me Out Of Here!" in 2007. While the original ticket price in Darlington was under two bob (less than 8p in today’s currency) the star himself was rewarded more like a professional footballer when he 1st agreed to do pantomime.Perhaps that’s why Christopher Biggins’ dream car and Clearing is riding around in a Bentley Continental convertible! This podcast is conducted with Christopher Biggins in the passenger seat and Chris Grimes as his imaginary Chauffeur.‘Biggins’, as he likes to be called, is inspired by the wit and wisdom of the late Oscar Wilde. One particular Wilde quote springs to mind after listening to this particular conversation: “I have the simplest of tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” Christopher Biggins has had a truly fabulous life and he appreciates it wholeheartedly. His parents made sacrifices to send him to private school where Mrs Christian’s elocution lessons smoothed out his West Country burr and prepared him vocally for a travelling actor’s life. Whether in Birmingham or Barbados, our Christopher has worked virtually nonstop ever since. A potential petrolhead and pyromaniac, he played Nero in I Claudius. He played the sex-crazed Vicar in Poldark. He played Lukewarm in Porridge, with Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. In Rep, in Salisbury and in Bristol, he played umpteen different characters - that was the beauty of Repertory theatre. For London Weekend Television, Biggins was co-compère with Cilla Black in ‘Surprise! Surprise!’ Over the years, he has worked with many of the greatest names in the theatre, TV and film - including Cameron Macintosh, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins, Judi Dench, David Hasselhoff, Morecambe and Wise, to name-drop but a few.  He was Best Man at Jeremy Irons’ first wedding and introduced him to Sinead Cusack, the woman who became his second wife, when that first marriage ended early. Christopher Biggins is a Bon Vivant par excellence. He loves laughing, travelling and eating out. Another quote from Oscar Wilde applies to him : “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” Christopher Biggins is a dream guest! Charming, larger than life and exuding joie de vivre and good humour.Listening to him could be just the tonic you need, right here, right now!