JOHN HIPPISLEY HOST OF THE CANTERBURY GHOST TOUR
APPEARS ON SATURDAY NIGHT’S BBC 1’S JOHN BISHOP’S BRITAIN!
John Hippisley’s appearance on BBC TV’s John Bishop’s Britain on Saturday 30th July 2011 at 9pm, came as a surprize to many Canterbury residents, for whilst they had seen him parading around the streets of Canterbury in his top hat and black-cloak by dark, conducting his award winning Canterbury Ghost Tour, they never expected to see him in their living room – Spooky!

Objective Productions, the London-based Production Company and brainchild of the BBC’s very popular weekend TV show ‘John Bishop’s Britain’, approached John Hippisley in March 2011, to appear in the August Line up for the BBC Saturday night peak-time show. They spotted him in un-broadcasted pilot for an Endemol Production ‘For What it’s Worth’ – the previous Christmas – in which John had appeared with Comedian Edd Burn, Presenter Richard Madely, and former model Melanie Sykes.

When asked if he was nervous about appearing on National prime time television, John shrugged his shoulders and said; “I am happy to bear my soul to strangers most Friday and Saturday night’s through the year whilst producing my popular Canterbury Ghost Tour, so the idea of appearing on a TV show did not bother me. I am very proud that I made it through to the show. During filming back in April, the Director commented; ‘that many of the interviewees end up on the cutting-room floor’ – so to have ended up on the opening credits and appeared in the show is quite an achievement.

Asked whether anybody had commented on his appearance, John beamed with pride as he explained; “Within minutes of my appearance, my Facebook page came alive with comments from my friends all over England, all saying how surprized they were to see me on National Prime-time BBC TV. Then on Monday I was in Sainsbury’s but not wearing my ghost tour garb when a stranger came up and asked me; ‘Are you the bloke who was on the telly on Saturday Night?’ – It gave me quite a feeling of pride, that I had been recognised by the public, my only regret was that I did not put an advertising banner around my top hat at the time! I have since received several phone calls from the public who want to join my tour – they do say ‘any publicity is good publicity’ ”

John’s award winning Canterbury Ghost Tour (TripAdvisor.com rated Excellent) is on, every Friday and Saturday night meeting outside Alberrys Wine bar, in St Margaret’s Street, at 8pm see www.canterburyghosttour.com for more details.

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