Gillian Bates takes a look at the lighter side of life and work as a freelance in the arts.

People familiar with British classical music concerts will recognise the phenomenon known as ?The Cough?. I promote classical concerts in Nottingham and so am up to date with this peculiar and highly contagious medical complaint. This is how it develops: as the first movement ends there is silence, a fluttering of programmes, then it starts... one person coughs, then another and another... more