When Dr Who returned to the BBC I really didn't expect to become such an avid fan, but thanks to David Tennant I am not just a fan, I love it!  So I was very sad, but not surprised, to learn this morning that he is retiring from the role and will hand over to someone else for the 2010 series.

I suppose it's too much to hope that Catherine Tate might take over, but whoever does has a massive act to follow.  And I look forward to seeing who lands one of the best gigs in TV.  

Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are very popular entertainers among their core audience and are very well rewarded for what they do.  They have both made their reputations on the back of controversial material and, in the case of Brand, via constant appearances in tabloid newspapers.  We should not, therefore, be surprised by their latest performance.  It is fairly typical of their style - and may well have amused a certain section of their audience.  However, I believe they have crossed a line this time and personally I do not buy their limited apologies to Andrew Sachs.

Whether or not they should be sacked is for the BBC to determine - it may actually not be possible to sack them as they may well have been acting within the terms of their contracts for all we know.  But purely on a moral basis, I am surprised they have not offered a substantial donation to a charity of Andrew Sachs and his granddaughter's choice.

The programme was pre-recorded, not broadcast live.  I wonder, therefore, who edited this show and decided it was still suitable for broadcast.  Whoever took that decision should also be brought to account.  I suspect that person earns considerably less than either of these two men, but that person should be considering their role in all of this too. 

I am delighted to have been accepted to the Playtex Moonwalk next year, my third time of taking part.  The 26.2 miles speedwalk through central London takes place overnight on Saturday 16 May and involves around 15,000 women and a few men.  It is a condition of entering the event that all walkers wear a bra externally.  As I want to stand out from the crowd, I will be launching a design competition, details to follow.

Anyone wishing to sponsor me can do so through my dedicated on-line form to be found at www.bmycharity.com/V2/DavidGold4Eltham2009.  Further details can also be found on Facebook.

I'll try to keep people posted of my training and fundraising.  Any support would be appreciated and if you'd like to line the route, you'd be very welcome as long as you bring a flask of hot tea! 

We spent a very happy Sunday entertaining a friend from New York, showing him Greenwich Market before heading to East London for a great lunch, and some more sight-seeing prior to attending a film.  Sadly, we never made the film.  We returned to our car to find we had one less window than when we left it - and our sat-nav gone.  Of course we had left it in the glove compartment, but we had removed all evidence which might have tempted a passing thief...except the cradle in which the screen used to sit.  That was visible through the window.

This is not the first time I have been a victim of crime, and as my partner and I keep reminding ourselves this is hardly the worst that could have happened to us. However, just the hassle of getting a window replaced, dealing with the Police, the insurer, a ruined evening...we learnt a hard lesson, but I can't help thinking this sort of opportunistic crime is likely to rise in the current economic climate.  Time for all of us to be ever more careful.