lON the evening before his appearance on Countdown one of last week's contestants dreamed he got the nine letter word relations -- and didn't know whether to put that forward or the anagram orientals.

And it actually came up! Eery how things like that happen. Or is it just coincidence?

I'm no follower of astrology, but on the day as I schoolgirl I won the national hurdles championships my paper's horoscope read "you will overcome obstacles". I've never forgotten it.

Anyone got any spooky tales to tell?