I’m being squirted back into the real world both in reality – courtesy of Eurostar – and as my glorious trip comes to an end – so now lots of Zoom meetings and writing up. For those of a certain age, it’s like the little man “that popped upfrom nowhere” to invite Mr Ben back to reality.

You may have spotted that my trip also involved quite a bit of running – often to compost thoughts after meetings. In Saas Fee, I found myself in the most surreal position of accidentally running through the finishing straights of a half marathon (the valleys are narrow, there aren’t many route options). The path went through an illuminated tunnel. Talk about accidental timing… I just liked the image so started filming, then this happened. I feel I ought to make a speech. It is a Churchill Fellowship after all…