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Send us Fan Mail Refusing to be ripped off, Martin launches an impromptu protest inside the shop, loudly warning customers about its treatment of him. His one-man campaign drives potential buyers away, prompts the manager to call the police, and turns a £15 dispute into an expensive public relations disaster. When the police explain that Martin is within his rights to continue protesting outside the shop, does the manager finally give in and refunds the full amount? It's a humorous tale of st...
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Send us Fan Mail HOW A WONKY NUMBERPLATE LEFT ME IN MY PANTS IN A VAN What started as an ordinary journey in my trusty Vauxhall Vectra turned into one of the strangest experiences of my life. A dodgy-looking number plate, a police stop and a search of my car quickly turned into something I certainly wasn't expecting. Before long, I found myself in the back of a police van and let's just say I wasn't exactly dressed for the occasion! 😂 This is a story about police, a wonky numberplate, an unfo...
Send us Fan Mail The terrorist attacks on 11th September 2001 took place on a Tuesday afternoon. Like millions of people, I sat glued to the television in disbelief as the horrific events unfolded. I couldn't take my eyes off the images from New York. They dominated every television channel and filled the front pages of every newspaper for days. As shocking as those scenes were, what was happening here in London also affected me deeply. Hundreds of people, day and night, made their way ...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share how I went from being an amateur with a camera to covering breaking news across London, photographing dramatic bus crashes, human-interest stories and front-page exclusives. Along the way, I reveal the unseen side of photojournalism the long hours, the risks, the patience and the determination needed to capture the picture that tells the real story. Support the show People often ask me who writes my stories. The answer's simple. I lived them. I ...
Send us Fan Mail Part Two: Bringing Her Back to Life is a story of patience, determination, and the satisfaction of watching an impossible project slowly become something extraordinary. What started as a tired, worn-out bus slowly began its transformation into something truly special. Every day brought fresh challenges, unexpected setbacks, and plenty of hard graft, but with determination, ingenuity, and more than a few scraped knuckles, the old bus gradually came back to life. From mechanica...
Send us Fan Mail People often ask me, "Martin, how on earth did you end up owning a bright pink double-decker bus?" The truth is... I wasn't looking for one. I wasn't planning to buy one. In fact, I'd only gone out for pie and mash. What happened next changed my life. And that's where this story begins. Support the show People often ask me who writes my stories. The answer's simple. I lived them. I tell them. But when it comes to turning them into something people want to listen to... I...