Have you ever wanted to be crowned king (0) ________ queen? A council in England (18) ________ have a job for you. If you take it, you'll move to a remote British island (19) ________ a population of exactly two, get drenched with beer, and be the caretaker and landlord of a centuries-old pub. Oh, and the monarch title is purely symbolic. But tour guide John Murphy says it's well (20) ________ the trouble for the chance to live full-time on Piel Island, (21) ________ he says is known for its pure isolation and incredible beauty. "If they choose the solitude of sitting there on a glorious sunset, watching a few seals sunbathing, that's not a bad lifestyle, (22) ________ it?" Murphy said to As It Happens host Carol Off. Piel is a small island off the coast of northwest England, reachable (23) ________ ferry between April and September. It's currently home to one couple, a booming population of seals, a badly damaged 14th-century castle, and a pub called the Ship Inn, which is believed to be more than 300 years old. The pub is owned by the Barrow-in-Furness local government council, which is hiring a landlord to look (24) ________ the pub and operate it in the summer, when it (25) ________ for tourists. Murphy, 72, (26) ________ been visiting Piel Island for more than 60 years. In the summers, he guides walking tours there.
