Going Once, Going Twice, Going Bananas

Thrilling news from the BBC for Dan Brown fans everywhere:

A copy of The Da Vinci Code book, signed by the stars of the film version while they were in Lincoln last week, is to go on sale for charity.

It has the autographs of Tom Hanks, Sir Ian McKellen and director Ron Howard, plus other cast and production crew.

The pages are littered with comments and notes about the film direction.

It is owned by restaurateur Alan Ritson who said: "I understand this is one of only three signatures Tom Hanks gave while he was in the city."

He added: "It is even more valuable for that.'