I got a surprising email this morning. It was from the researcher who had organised the filming for “Nationwide” back in the spring. I haven’t heard from her since, apart from when she let us know the date the show would air. Naturally my expectations of contact from her again were pretty low, unless she moved to Castle Bailey and needed a book, I guess.

Anyhow it was a short email asking if it would be OK to share my email and phone number with one of her colleagues working for RTE Jr. That’s the kids TV section. It didn’t exist when I was little but I sometimes see the ads online for their new cartoons and shows so at least I had heard of them. I replied saying fine, assuming it would be another researcher, maybe looking for help about kids books. I thought they’re...

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