50 days, 500 Osamas, a one hour film, blogs, etc, etc. how much can one take in?

I can't remember the last time I looked forward to something so much. The idea that we're going to see the world meet hundreds of people along the way and make a cracking film is exactly what gets me out of bed in the morning. As zero hour approaches on the 1st of july I'm trying to grab every ounce of inspiration and throwing it into this film.

Last week the hostile environment provided a salutary lesson about how dangerous the world can be. Both Farrah and I are about to travel to parts of the world that don't always care whether you Muslim or not, you are a westerner, and sadly that can mean that you are a legitimate target. However somethings are worth fighting for if we can change someone's heart, if we can bring people together - a common humanity - then I think we will have achieved much more than just delivering a film.

We're off in 5 days- first stop London town.