Reaching for my phone, I brace myself for the usual abusive messages from my ex. But for the second day in a row, nothing.

I glance at the clock. Dad asked me to tune into Radio 4 now, for reasons unknown. “You’ll see,” he smiled. Typical Dad, avoiding direct communication, everything a riddle.

The Desert Island Discs theme tune floats out of the speakers like a gentle breeze. The sly old dog! I turn up the volume.

“I’m delighted to welcome today’s Castaway, retired England cricketer, David Myles!” says Lauren Laverne.

“David, you’ve famously declined several invitations over the years. But there’s a very personal reason you’ve agreed now.”