George Solt, Oldest Climber

I spent this morning with George Solt, an 82 year old man who has just returned from successfully climbing Mount Kilimanjaro- becoming the oldest person in the world to do so. A very charismatic chap, and a professor of engineering by trade, he provided me with a fun and engaging morning.

Dr. Who Proms

Yesterday morning I was at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, for the second performance of the inaugural Dr. Who Prom- celebrating the music from the series, written by Murray Gold. The show featured the cast of the series, the BBC Welsh National Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Choir, alongside soloists Yamit Mamo and Mark Chambers.

Matt Smith, Dr. Who

Conductor Ben Foster

Yamit Mamo

Paul O Grady Doctorate

I was at De Montfort University in Leicester this morning, photographing television personality and comedian Paul O Grady MBE as he received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts. One of the most genuine and lovely people I've photographed, having chatted with him I understood why there were no broadcast media present- he literally says whatever comes into his mind. Even his acceptance speech was litany of pure sarcasm and one-liners.

Thanks to Chris at the Leicester Mercury for this one.

Pea Shooting Championships

The humble pea-shooter, typically a straw or small plastic tube, through which a naughty schoolchild can blow a frozen pea with great ferocity towards the back of their teacher's head.

Today however I experienced the next level of pea-shooting- the World Championships, held in the small village of Witcham in Cambridgeshire. I was on order for The Sun, who thought that an English winner could restore the sense of national pride that our football team has all but extinguished.

4 time World Champion George Hollis.

Complete with 4 tournaments- Woman, Teams, Juniors and Open, some contestants' pea-shooters had stands, lazers and other stabilization methods. The new World Champion is Ian Ashmeade, (above) last year's runner up.

London Pride 2010

Hundreds of thousands of people turned out in glorious weather in central London to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture at London Pride 2010. Mayor Boris Johnson led the march which started at Baker St. and ended at Trafalgar Square.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson strikes a pose.