Change of Name on TVS

I should also point out that this is one of the most embarrassing things in my entire life. I never show the video to anyone, and that's why there's no movie on this page, just stills, and they're bad enough. Cringe.

Here's what happened.

The famous Fred Dinenage in Studio says:

Finally, a student from Brighton has decided that he's a bit unhappy with his name; I know what he means. So Piran [mis-pronounced as Pie Ran] Montford changed his name by deed poll. It's now an amazing ten names long, and has nearly three times as many letters as the alphabet. Natalie Gray reports.

Cut to me walking into the bank. Natalie Gray says:

Meet Piran Dibdin NanKivell Aglio Ælius Raphael Odo Diggory Denzil Montford. He got his new name on Thursday, and is it for the first time today to open a bank account.

I sit down in front of bank assistant, and she says:

That's fine, can I have your name please.

I say:

Yes, it's Piran Dibdin NanKivell Aglio Ælius Raphael Odo Diggory Denzil Montford.

Look of shock on assistant's face. She says:

I beg your pardon. [Actually unrehearsed!]

I repeat:

Piran Dibdin NanKivell Aglio...

The reporter does a voice over

Piran used to be plain old Piran Dibdin Montford. He decided to change it, not because it was a mouthful, but because it was too short.

Cut to interview with me. I'm saying:

It's mainly to maintain the family names. Most of them are dying out, as you can probably imagine.

She asks:

But what was wrong with plain old Piran Dibdin Montford?

I reply:

I suppose it was too short.

She asks:

Don't you think that ten names is going a bit over the top?

I reply:

May be not. May be I'll add a few more in a few years time. I quite like the name Pip.

Cut to reporter talking with me and assistant in the background.

The only thing that bothers me is what's going to happen when he gets married. I mean can you imagine trying to remember all those names when you're standing there in church. I'm not even going to try.

Natalie Gray, Coast to Coast, Brighton.

Back to studio with Fred Dinenage and Fern Brittain. She says:

What about filling in all those little forms that want your name and address, and you can't get it all in.

Fred's final words for the programme:

What about going home for tea.