I hate leaving. Whenever I leave people or places that have been part of my life for any length of time, I can't help but get a little misty eyed.

So waving goodbye to colleagues here in Caversham before I head off to London for the next few months has been tough. I genuinely love my old job and all the people that go with it, and I've had a constant lump in my throat for the past few days.

Not only that but, this being my first proper job, I've never had another job to leave. So it's the first time I've had to confront a change of workplace. It's all a bit odd.

But now, sat here in the all but deserted newsroom on a Sunday afternoon, it's come to an end. I've published my last webpage, fetched my last guest, and read my last sports bulletin - in the company of no less than broadcasting legend Richard Skinner. I didn't know what to say when he went for an on-air goodbye and ended up sounding very silly, but it was a lovely gesture:

My new desk awaits, on the fifth floor of the now-doomed Television Centre, as part of BBC Sport, one of the departments set to move out of TVC to Manchester in the next few years. (Have you seen the Salford designs? It's going to be bloody brilliant, I'm halfway to renting a flat oop north already!)

TVC's limited future does nothing to diminish its iconic power as a building, though. When I went for an introductory day last week my jaw dropped about eighty different times - be it celebrities behind me in the lunch queue, through to walking past big signs that simply say: "Entertainment", or "Drama". I can only imagine what goes on behind those doors. It's like some kind of broadcasting Hogwarts, without the funky dress code.

You'll be getting plenty more of this as the weeks go by. I'll be working on our 2008 Olympics coverage, developing features with some of the athletes taking part, as well as coming up with ideas for our website. But I'll also be using the telly next to my desk to watch UK Gold during my lunch break, and suffering withdrawal with the nearest Diet Coke facilities a whole three floors away (which can only be a healthy development!).

And my preferred mode of transport: the Oxford Tube. My three month pass allows me onto any bus, any time, anywhere. It's two hours each way though, so I'll be downloading myself plenty of telly to watch on the way in and out of London. If you see a decent podcast to keep me occupied, send it my way!

Oh and finally, speaking of that, I really like the Telegraph TV service I found the other day. Click here to have a look. The kitchen experiments filmed by the Telegraph science editor are particularly good value, and have a homely but fun quality to them. Well done lads!