Burberry rains on fashion parade London's men's fashion week was first held two years ago, with Burberry playing a leading role. "London is the creative heart of Burberry and our global headquarters, so we are incredibly excited to be showing our next men's collection here," Christopher Bailey, the label's chief creative officer, said last year. The country's proud menswear heritage and outstanding contemporary talent give it a unique and powerful energy. It is a wonderful time to be bringing our menswear show home. Why the stars see me as God Boffins decreed that Monday was the most depressing day of the year, but Ronnie Corbett and Nancy Dell'Olio had reason to smile, or snigger. They watched the first of my week's performances as God in Spamalot. Can I please quote you as saying I was as good as Ben Whishaw in Hamlet? I asked Nancy. She laughed. Ronnie said it amounted to "a masterclass in acting." They joined an eclectic group, including Michael Grandage, Simon McCoy, and Alan and Gina Miller, who raised a few glasses of Veuve Clicquot to me for having a bash. ATG, the theatre group run by Sir Howard Panter, is to donate £5 to the Telegraph Christmas Appeal for every ticket purchased via the Telegraph box office. Open road Tracey Emin has made a practical new year's resolution. "I am going to take driving lessons in America," she tells me at a dinner hosted by Tommy Hilfiger and Jonathan Newhouse. I can legally drive out there, but it terrifies me. I want to learn properly so I'm not a nervous wreck on the roads.