Dean Richards  Former Lions and England No8 talks rubbish
American comedy and skinny-dipping with Martin Bayfield Dean
Richards Richards: having trouble with Greenpeace activists.
Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images  Good evening, how are
things going in "Deano" world? Just fine thanks Small Talk, you?
Splendid, thanks. Well, that's not true. Small Talk's tired and
cold, wetter than an otter's pocket and holed-up in a shed on
the Isle of Skye. As are you, Deano. What's the story? I'm doing
the Talisker Trek with Martin Bayfield and Lewis Gordon-Pugh
(polar adventurer, long-distance swimmer and certainly not
someone you'd want chatting to your girlfriend) to raise a few
quid for the Woodlands Trust. It's a hell of a ramble over two
days but Skye is a beautiful place and it's a fantastic
experience - even in the pouring rain and wind. The money raised
will contribute to the Trust planting an additional 250,000
trees across Britain over the next three years.  Well, they
could certainly do with a few on Skye.