Last Friday I spent an enjoyable few hours locked in a small room with actress Jenny Agutter. Women of a certain age will remember her as the eldest daughter in “The Railway Children” but men of a similar age will remember her for the seminal film “Walkabout”. I clearly remember being taken to the local cinema on a school bus to see it when aged about 12. It was the first “Serious” film I ever saw and as such will always be clearly imprinted on my mind. Jenny is a long time supporter of NCH, the charity that that works to combat youth homelessness.

So imagine my excitement at being asked to represent the Byte Night Board at the recent “Radio Day” where Jenny and I were interviewed by 16 radio stations. We had a great time and had plenty of opportunity to plug not just the upcoming event in London but also a new initiative this year that lets people join in wherever they are based.

Byte Night Local means anybody can now participate in a great event. We’ve got a mini-Byte Night happening out in the UK Silicon Valley (OK, Reading!) and people sleeping in their gardens up and down the country.

If you want to join us, it’s not too late to sign up and spend a night under the stars on the 5th October. If that sounds like it might be too cold and wet for you then you could sponsor me, or the CNET team. And if you’re a man of a certain age then you might even like to sponsor Jenny.