Friday night was officially our BSE, and that has nothing to do with mad cows or any other disease, it stands for Best Screening Ever. To those of you who were in the audience, thank you for screaming and clapping as I came out to introduce the film. Of course, the fact that my truly rock star-like wife was behind me may have induced the applause, or maybe it was Nina Wadia of Eastenders fame, who was behind her, who caused the screaming. But I like to think it was me. And please don't write in to tell me otherwise, OK?!

Seriously, though, there was a lot of good will in that packed cinema, and the audience (obviously 450 people of incredibly good taste not to mention a keen sense of irony) laughed from the time the credits rolled to the time the movie ended. And in the right places. It was tremendous to feel such a strong interaction from the audience and it's moments like that that really do make it all worthwhile.

We did a Q&A and then a book signing, and then had a drinks reception. By the time the first sip of white wine hit my stomach, I hadn't eaten in 9 hours (for someone who spends each meal planning the next, that's scary) because the earlier part of the day had been spent doing radio and press interviews. I resisted the urge to whine and pass out, and ended up meeting some wonderful people and finally got home very late to collapse. Our house looked as if it had been raided by Sudanese rebels, which gave us a clue that our children had not behaved at their best while we were out...but we were still on a high, though as I lay there on the bed, telling Hanan that I was too excited to even close my eyes, I am embarrassed to say I fell asleep before I finished the sentence...I bet real rock stars can stay awake past 11pm, right?