We broke the trip by overnighting after a three hours driving, as we usually try to do on long journeys and then Debbie and I shared the driving the next day.

Despite getting bills and the like sent on to us by our housekeeper/sitter/plant watering person we were still met by a mountain of mail, unpacking, sorting out and washing and ironing. That’s the ‘ugh’ part of a season away.

At the end of this blog I will attach all the other stuff we got up to in Edinburgh which might make for a boring read but will show you what happens during the daytime, interviews on interviews on interviews…

Of course when we got home the work continued, certainly regarding the coming tour (why do people nowadays say ‘upcoming’?). Martin and Andi came down for a meeting and we hammered out the details of the contents of the show. At the same time the Penn and Teller’s Fool Us TV show was aired as the finale of the series and we were featured as the closing act. That got rave reviews from Twitter, Facebook, emails and the like. We were not there to ‘fool ‘em’, our job was to surprise them, and I think we did that.

The Phantom Illusion used to close the live show when Martin was in it years ago and I wanted to use it on the coming tour but now many people have viewed it on TV I was puzzled as to how we could still entertain with it in theatres. Well, the good news is that we will have a different ending to the Phantom when it goes on tour, if I can get the props pulled together in 10 days!

Since that meeting Debbie and I have been working hard on props, costumes and the like. The rabbits have been enjoying being back on the grass in their ‘home run’ and the weather has been glorious.

Today Gary will arrive and we will work on Flying Carpets for the pantomime season… it’ll soon be Christmas!

Here’s the list of interviews… it’ll help you go to sleep…

PAUL DANIELS MEDIA REPORT

Edinburgh Fringe 2011

MEDIA PRINTED/BROADCAST

SCOTSMAN – Feature mention – 31^st May

CHORTLE – News piece mention – 8^th June

LIST.CO.UK – ‘Ones to Watch’ mention – 9th June

STV.TV – News piece with picture – 10^th June

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE – A-Z feature mention with picture – July

LOVEFRINGE.COM – Picture preview – 1^st July

FESTIVALPREVIEWS.COM – Virtual flyer – 6^th July

LIST.CO.UK – Picture preview – 6^th July

THE TIMES: WEEKEND – ‘My Weekend’ feature – 9^th July

RADIO 2: STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON – Interview – 12^th July

TALK SPORT: HAWKSBEE & JACOBS – Interview – 12^th July

FIVE LIVE: RICHARD BACON SHOW – Interview – 13^th July

ITV1: LOOSE WOMEN – Interview – 15^th July

THE LIST FESTIVAL GUIDE – Feature – 20^th July

BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE – Picture preview – 25^th July

SPOONFED.CO.UK – Feature – 27^th July

EDINBURGHSPOTLIGHT.COM – Feature preview – 29^th July

THE TELEGRAPH – Feature – 30^th July (and online)

THE SKINNY – Picture preview – August issue

THE HAMILTON’S – Chat show interview – 4^th August

WHATSONSTAGE.COM – Press launch mention – 4th August

STV.TV – Press launch mention – 4th August

BBC1 NEWS – Interview – 5^th August

HARDEEP’S CHAT MASALA – Chat show interview – 5^th August

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Fringe feature mention – 5th August

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Review – 5^th August

THE HERALD – Review – 5th August (and online)

EDINBURGH TONIGHT – Chat Show interview & performance – 6^th August

DAILY RECORD – Fringe feature mention – 6^th August

EDFESTMAG.COM – Review – 6th August

SCOTTISH DAILY EXPRESS – Feature – 6^th August

STV.TV – Video interview – 6^th August

ABSOLUTE RADIO: DAVE GORMAN SHOW – Interview – 7^th August

THE OBSERVER – Diary mention – 7th August (and online)

GILDED BALLOON PODCAST – Interview – 7^th August

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY – How We Met feature – 7th August (and online)

FORTH RADIO – Charity gala performance – 7^th August

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY – Review – 7^th August (and online)

REAL RADIO – Interview on Breakfast Show – 8^th August

THE TELEGRAPH- Review – 8th August

LIST.CO.UK – Review – 8th August

FRESH AIR RADIO – Live interview – 9^th August

STV.TV – Video interview & feature – 9th August

THE INDEPENDENT –Tweet mention / Dave Gorman’s Must Sees – 9th August

IDEAS TAP – Blog mention – 9th August

FORTH RADIO – Interview – 9^th August

THE SCOTSMAN – Blog – 10th August

THREE WEEKS – Review – 10th August

TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Video interview – 11^th August

THE TELEGRAPH – ‘Edinbuzz’ mention – 11th August

THE INDEPENDENT – ‘My Edinburgh’ feature – 11th August

THE LIST – Review (with name on cover) – 11th August

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS – Feature – 11th August (and online)

TRISICKLE.CO.UK – Feature – 11th August

CAPITAL RADIO SCOTLAND – Interview on Des & Jennie Breakfast Show – 12^th August

CHORTLE – Review – 12th August

STV: 6pm News – Interview on Royal Mile – 12^th August

STV.TV – 2^nd part of feature – 12th August

BBC SCOTLAND: JANICE FORSYTH – Live interview – 13^th August

WEST END WHINGERS – Review – 13th August

MAXWELL’S FULL MOONERS – Performance – 14^th August

SUNDAY SUN – Feature mention – 14th August

THESTAGE.CO.UK – Blog mention – 15th August

WHATSONSTAGE.COM – Review – 16th August

THREE WEEKS – Review – Week 2

FESTMAG.CO.UK – Review – 17^th August

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS – Review – 17th August (and online)

CHANNEL 4 NEWS – Interview – 17^thAugust

GUARDIAN.CO.UK – Feature mention – 17th August

SCOTSMAN.COM – Review – 17th August

THE STAGE – Review – 18th August

BBC.CO.UK/SCOTLAND – ‘How to find a great Fringe show’ feature mention – 18^th August

PUBLIC REVIEWS – Review – 18th August

VERITAS (Uni paper) – Feature – 18^th August

OLIVIA LEE CHAT SHOW – Interview – 19^th August

FEST MAG – Review – 19th August

RADIO 4 LOOSE ENDS – Interview – 20^th August

THE GUARDIAN – Diary mention – 20th August

SKY NEWS – Interview as part of magic feature – 20^th August

THREE WEEKS ONLINE – Review – 20th August

METRO – Review – 22nd August

THE LIST – ‘Most Spotted’ mention – 23^rd August

BBC.CO.UK – Faces of the Fringe picture – 24^th August

RADIO 4 ‘WORLD AT 1’ – Phone interview – 25^th August

MIRROR ONLINE – Wooden Spoon mention – 25th August

GUARDIAN.CO.UK – Best joke Worst joke feature mention – 25th August

INDEPENDENT.CO.UK – Best joke Worst joke feature mention - 25^th August

DAILY EXPRESS – Wooden Spoon mention with picture – 25th August

THE TELEGRAPH – Best joke Worst joke feature mention – 25th August

5 LIVE ‘TONY LOVESIES’ – Phone interview – 25^th August

METRO – Best joke Worst joke feature mention – 25th August

DAILY RECORD – Best joke Worst joke feature mention – 25th August

MAIL ONLINE – Best joke Worst joke feature mention - 25^th August

THE TIMES – Review – 25th August

GILDED BALLOON PODCAST – Interview – 26^th August

EXPRESS.CO.UK – Best joke Worst joke feature mention – 26th August

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND ‘OFF THE BALL’ – Interview – 27^th August

DAILY RECORD – Wooden Spoon mention with picture – 27^th August

PRESS IN SHOWS

Weds 3^rd August

SCOTS GAY – Martin Walker

THE HERALD – Colin Somerville

THE LIST – Anne Millar

EDFESTMAG.COM – Tom Farringdon

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY – Jonathan Trew

Thurs 4^th August

VERITAS – Nicola Love

MAGIC NETWORK – Andrew Spiers

THE TELEGRAPH – Mark Monahan

Fri 5^th August

COMCOMEDY – crew

HAIRLINE – Martin Millar

REAL RADIO – Michael Macrae

Mon 8^th August

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS – Joe Pike

THREE WEEKS – Chris Cooke

Weds 10^th August

EVENING STANDARD – Bruce Dessau

THE INDEPENDENT – Julian Hall

CHANNEL 4 NEWS – Crew

Fri 12^th August

FEST – Honour Bayes

SUNDAY EXPRESS – Mark Shenton

CHORTLE – Steve Bennett

Sat 13^th August

THE GUARDIAN – Brian Logan

Sun 14^th August

BBC SCOTLAND – Pauline McClean

FORTH RADIO – Graham Worman

THE TIMES – Dominic Maxwell

Mon 15^th August

WHATSONSTAGE – Julie McNichols

Tues 16^th August

METRO – Damon Smith

FRESH ALTERNATIVE – Craig Stevens

RADIO 1 – Chris Cox

Weds 17^th August

PUBLIC REVIEWS – John Roberts

Thurs 18^th August

RADIO 4 LOOSE ENDS – Clive Anderson

Fri 19^th August

LOOSE WOMEN – Emma Bailey

Sun 21^st August

THE INDEPENDENT – Alice Jones

It was a busy month.