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Slurping a creamy latte in the Pacific Quay canteen this afternoon, I happened to look up from the froth and notice that Doctor Who was struggling with a door handle. The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s latest 'trust & honesty' guidelines now compel me to correct that opening sentence. It wasn't actually The Doctor, but rather the actor David Tennant who is working with our radio drama producer Kirsty Williams on . He had been lunching with fellow thespians on the rooftop terrace and, adhering to our strict self-clear policies, was now carrying a tray of dirty dishes back into the main canteen. I watched while he approached the glass door and then tried to push the handle with his foot. I rushed to his aid.

"Thank you," he said, "that's very kind of you."

I was so tempted to make an ever-so-witty remark about sonic screwdrivers but you'll be relieved to know I resisted.

It was a bit of a day for celebrity visitors to our studios and airwaves. This morning Chris Moyles was presenting his Radio 1 breakfast show not ten steps from my desk. I was able to look through the studio window and see him standing in front of the microphone surrounded by his posse. There was much mimicry of a high-pitched song that features in a TV ad for sanitary towels. These young folk and their sense of humour. What are they like, eh?

I'm sure both David and Chris will forgive me if I say that I was even more impressed by the star guest on the MacAulay & Co show this morning. It was none other than Harry Shearer. Yes, , star of the Spinal Tap movie and, wait for it, the voice of my role model Mister Burns in The Simpsons. The man is a comedy legend and he even told us that he downloads ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland's 'funny bits' podcast while he's in the 'States.

But I wonder if he also clears away his own plates.

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