Charlie Higson

Diary – 3 February 2007

Perhaps writing the Spectator Diary is not quite up there with playing James Bond, but it is something of an honour

issue 03 February 2007

There are a few fantasy gigs around, those jobs which we minor celebrities know deep down that we’re never going to be offered, but which we prepare for anyway, just in case. Appearing on Desert Island Discs, hosting Have I Got News For You, playing James Bond in the movies, writing the Spectator Diary.

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