Sounds Like Radio Episode 21
Rachel had given warning the day before, during a long preparatory phone call, that the contributor would be bringing some equipment with him. “Not audio kit,” Rachel had said. “We leave that to you guys.
“Mr Fraser is head buyer for an upper-class chocolate and cocoa import firm in Piccadilly.
“He insisted that he needs a slab of marble, some tools and various containers.
“Oh, and he’ll apparently be heating up some stuff.”
Gerry’s ears pricked up.
“We can bring our portable hob into the studio, but I’ll need to have an assistant in there for safety reasons.”
“Theo asks if he can bring his own tempering kit.”
“His what?”
“It’s essentially a heater, I think.”
“That’s fine as long as I fit an isolator to it, for electrical safety, and the assistant still has to be present.”
“That’s all cool,” Rachel said. “I’m hoping he’s not a fusspot; I want this thing wrapped up in two hours.”
Gerry knew Rachel from other bookings, a professional woman with a helpful, no-nonsense approach.
Gerry could only imagine what Theo Fraser was like, a man from an “upper-class chocolate and cocoa import firm in Piccadilly”.
She envisaged an older gentleman who was solemn about his craft, quietly boastful about his expertise, particular about technique.