Your request for a reference for Christopher Evans. Whilst he has many strong points, of which I'm sure you are aware, there are a number of issues which prevent me from endorsing him unreservedly. Although there appears to have been a miraculous transformation recently, in the past he has suffered from the following problems: A tendency to skateboard down the corridor at work in his boxer shorts An insistence on using his own toaster in the office which repeatedly set off the fire alarm An insubordinate attitude to authority, tending to refer to his boss as 'the Fat Controller' An impeccable sense of timing which led to him telling a joke about oral sex and Brussels sprouts on the day I was due to defend him to the BBC Board of Governors An unreliable attendance record which culminated in him taking the day after the Christmas Party as a 'sickie' A tendency to flounce out if not given Fridays off Apart from these minor defects he is, of course, a brilliant broadcaster who has single handedly changed the face of British radio and an all round good egg. I'm very proud to have been associated with bits of his career. Book jacket.