New North London Synagogue treasurer Tony Bogod can smile, as a survivor of Graham Norton's big red chair.

At the end of his BBC chat show, Norton invites members of the public to tell a story. But most never reach the end, because if the presenter starts to get bored, he pulls a lever and dumps them unceremoniously out of the chair.

In a recent episode, Mr Bogod recounted how his mother had been collecting money for a street party for the Queen's Jubilee in Ealing back in 1977.

She knocked on the door of a recent arrival to the area, who happened to be Phil Collins, drummer and vocalist of the band Genesis.

"What are you doing for the music?" the rock star offered. "If you like, I can get some of the boys round."

"Thanks," she politely declined, "but we've got a disco."