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Atkins, it seems, does not understand the fundamentals of this event. When 好色先生TV arrives at the Prince Regent, a mere two minutes late, the consultant鈥檚 representatives have already bought their own pints 鈥 and a fair few of them, at that.

鈥淲e鈥檝e had a busy day,鈥 explains Matthew. 鈥淪ome of us were pole dancing at 9.30 this morning.鈥 This is no joke 鈥 Atkins is fresh from a company photoshoot around what Beth describes as 鈥渁 large piece of public art on a large bit of concrete鈥 somewhere near its Regent鈥檚 Park office.

This structure, whatever it may be, has a number of poles, around which the team had to strike a pose. 鈥淲e all adopted a pole,鈥 says Hannah.

鈥淪ome more than others,鈥 interrupts Matthew, with an accusatory glance in Beth鈥檚 direction.

The guys went for a Reservoir Dogs-style tableau rather than a re-enactment of Showgirls, but the incident seems to have reawakened a peculiar ambition in Paul R. 鈥淚鈥檇 like a pole in my house,鈥 he says. 鈥淚鈥檝e wanted one ever since Ghostbusters.鈥

On the theme of busting things, conversation wanders to the topic of Prince Harry in Iraq, the front-page story on many of the papers strewn around the pub.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 heroic,鈥 declares Beth.

鈥淭he Duke of York went to the Falklands,鈥 adds Paul R.

鈥淭hen went out with a porn star,鈥 chips in Matt. 鈥淵ou鈥檇 be really disappointed if you were in the army and looked like Harry, though, with all the snipers.鈥

Paul F lets out a raucous laugh. This, apparently, has nothing to do with snipers bagging the wrong redhead, but has been prompted by a feature in one of the papers on what celebrities would look like without their hair.

鈥淭he Queen looks like a Matt Lucas character!鈥 鈥淭hat鈥檚 another royal commission gone,鈥 says Matthew, shaking his head.

Lucas and his Little Britain partner David Walliams were apparently spotted at this pub by Atkins a couple of weeks back.

鈥淭here鈥檙e always celebrities here,鈥 says Matthew, unconvincingly. At least it explains why he鈥檚 spent a good half hour pointing out fashionably dressed women and asking Paul R if they鈥檙e famous.

Then, as if on cue, Danny Baker walks in. Admittedly, he looks quite dishevelled and is hardly A-list, but Matt is triumphant. 鈥淚 told you!鈥

Point proven, he heads to the bar. In a last-ditch attempt to turn the conversation to industry topics, a discussion is begun on the pitfalls of public inquiries, but this is swiftly curtailed once Matt returns with one pint too few.

鈥淲here鈥檚 my beer, more to the point?鈥 demands Paul R. 鈥淟et鈥檚 have a public inquiry into that.鈥

Watering hole: Prince Regent, Marylebone High Street 
Ambience: Funkily-down-at-heel-celeb-hang-out 
Topics: Pole dancing, Prince Harry, public inquiries 
Drinks (brace yourself): 12 pints of Peroni, 4 pints of Staropramen, 3 pints of Landlord, 4 pints of Hoegaarden, 2 pints of Fruli

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