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[[Raoul]] is gathering audience members for a TV series he works for, ''[[Glamorama]]'', while his [[Raoul's partner|partner]] helps out.  

Much later, Raoul's partner waits at [[Cleopatra's Needle]], the meeting point for the audience members. A [[gold]]en [[double decker bus]] arrives, and Raoul's partner and the audience climbs aboard.  

The bus arrives in an [[industrial estate (Hospitality)|industrial estate]] in [[Mile End]], and Raoul's partner and the audience members make their was down to the studio. [[Ellen (Hospitality)|Ellen]] introduces herself to Raoul's partner, and she has lunch with the [[Lesbian Avengers]].    

Filming begins, and concludes temporarily for [[lunch]]. The guest star, a [[lesbian]] [[novelist]] called {{Lesbian novelist|n=Iris}}, arrives, and Eliza strikes up a conversation with her.      

Soon, Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner order a [[taxi]] to Ellen's [[Sabrina's flat|flat]], singing on the way there. At Ellen's home, her flatmate [[Sabrina (Hospitality)|Sabrina]] returns home from a holiday with her [[Sabrina's friend (Hospitality)|best mate]], and Raoul's partner succumbs to the impulse to steal a souvenir. He then pretends to fall [[sleep|asleep]] on a [[settee]].      

Later, he finds a copy of ''[[The Nylon Jungle]]'' in the flat, which had been signed by Iris for Eliza, including Iris' [[phone number]]. Raoul's partner decides to dial the number, getting through to Iris. Raoul's partner tells Iris about his unhappy relationship with Raoul, and after Iris asks Raoul's partner if he likes Raoul as a ''[[friend]]'', not just a lover; Raoul's partner realises that Iris is right, that he doesn't consider Raoul as a friend. He says goodbye to Iris, and he proceeds to climb out of the [[window]], climbing down three [[Balcony|balconies]].      

== References ==

*Raoul spends [[Saturday]] night in [[Peterborough]], going into [[gay]] clubs and pubs, looking for people who would be willing to be part of the audience.

*This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme that features in this story originates from [[Paul Magrs]]' ''Phoenix Court'' series of novels, which were published without any connections to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' at the time, meaning these novels are currently out of the scope of this Wiki. This does not mean the incarnation herself is [[T:VALID|invalid]]; this Wiki does acknowledge this incarnation in later works, such as [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''.

*Oddly, the main character in the story remains nameless, as it's told from his point of view.