Sometimes you find perfect subjects where you least expect them. I don't know why I didn't think to ask someone so close to home earlier, perhaps sub consciously I doubted that my neighbour, who is a very private person, would agree. But he did.

It's very encouraging to engage with someone so relaxed about their own body. There’s a confidence about Ian that I suspect is the result of a strong intellect. I’ve known him, which is to say I’ve lived next door to him, for over 11 years. We’ve always been very friendly and civil and yet I don’t really know him as well as he deserves.