I watched my second episode of Race Across The World last night. To be honest I have never bothered watching previous series, but a couple of weeks ago it caught my eye. It is essentially a competition program in which teams of two people compete to reach a destination first spending the least amount of money. This time they are trying to get from Northern China to Southern India. It caught my eye with all it’s exotic locations: as someone who loves to travel, I’m naturally captivated by such television.

As I was watching it last night, I was struck by the inevitable idea: wouldn’t it be cool if I competed on the show with John? After our awesome adventures in India and North Africa, surely it would be possible. And think what incredible, enlightening TV it would make: a guy with Cerebral Palsy crossing the world with his best mate. And think what fun it would be. But then it occurred to me that it would hardly be fair, as John would probably do all the hard work in terms of packing, planning and pushing, and all I would have to do is sit in my wheelchair shouting at people to get out of our way. That aside, I still think it’s a great idea which BBC studio execs would probably love, so I’ll mention it to J the next time I see him.