▁this ▁year ' s ▁" R i ple y ' s ▁Bel ieve ▁It ▁Or ▁Not " ▁book , ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁film ing ▁his ▁own ▁one - hour ▁television ▁special . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁sword ▁sw allow ers ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁current ▁number ▁of ▁real ▁life ▁sword ▁sw allow ers ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁recently ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁hit ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁New ▁Paul ▁O ' Gr ady ▁Show ▁where ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁Gu in ness ▁world ▁record . ▁He ▁also ▁trained ▁TV ▁personal ities ▁Ant ▁& ▁Dec ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁ro pe ▁esc apes , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁ad visor ▁for ▁the ▁reality ▁TV ▁show ▁Big ▁Bro ther ▁ 7 . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁C B BC ▁reality ▁TV ▁show , ▁The ▁Sor cer ers ▁App rent ice , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁David ▁Stra it jack et ▁is ▁a ▁veg an , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁' Best ▁Veg an ▁Entertain er ' ▁award . ▁ ▁World ▁record ▁achiev ements ▁ ▁World ' s ▁Fast est ▁Stra it jack et ▁Es cape ▁World ' s ▁Fast est ▁Under water ▁Hand c uff ▁Es cape ▁World ' s ▁Fast est ▁Hand c uff ▁Es cape ▁World ' s ▁Fast est ▁Stra it jack et ▁Es cape ▁Wh ilst ▁Bal anced