Hanging on the telephone

Sep 13 2007

A man will attempt to break the record for the longest telephone conversation.

Tony Wright, who already claims to have set a record for the longest period without sleeping after he stayed awake for 11 days, will now try to have a phone conversation for more than 39 hours.

Mr Wright, from Penzance, Cornwall, will chat from his home to a Tesco store in London. Customers at the Kensington Tesco will take it in turns in 20-minute slots to talk to the 42-year-old and try to keep him going throughout the mammoth task.