Jan Leeming continues the reading of her 2003 Autobiography 'Addicted to Love'. Sent out with a Uher (the old recording machines reporters used to record interviews) settles into life as a News Reporter at BBC Plymouth before an opportunity to host a new scientific programme for children - Tom Tom - arises.
"I remember the audition quite well. You were put on the spot by having to talk knowledgeably about a scientific object that had only been cursorily explained to you. Then there was one minute describing a strange blob of black wood with a hole in it and suggestions as to what it might possibly be. This was followed by a two-minute talk on a subject of your choice, with no chance to write any notes. I went into full flow about my meeting with the opal miner in the outback of Australia."
A chance road accident derails her career once more, but then comes a call from HTV with an idea for a groundbreaking TV series.
