Iwas watching Slow Horses the other night and as usual, there was some sort of terrorist-related mayhem which had brought London to a standstill. But there was also a little anachronism. Hovering over the gridlocked traffic was a light aircraft, once commonly known as an ‘Eye in the Sky’ that used to fly above London in the morning rush hour to report on the traffic for local radio stations.

They haven’t been a thing for about 25 years but when Heart first started in the mid-90s, I was their airborne traffic reporter.

I’d always loved radio and had foolishly imagined that this might be the way to get my broadcasting career off to a flying start. Being part of the breakfast show on a brand new radio station, what’s not to love? As it turned out, quite a lot.

When I arrived at Abridge

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