However, living in ungodly times and with two bank holidays approaching fast, it's more likely that our pilgrimages will end at a temple of commerce.

Other heroes include the eight bandsmen who attempted to calm passengers by playing jaunty ragtime tunes even as the ship was sinking and their own doom was approaching fast.

Going back the way we'd come was an alarming prospect too, and ahead of us we could see another snowstorm approaching fast.

When we tested this feature, however, the car began its autonomous overtaking manoeuvre from the inside lane despite a vehicle approaching fast from behind in the middle lane.