I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.
Alan DaviesI'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.
Alan DaviesI'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.
Alan DaviesThe thing I'd really like to see is the old London Bridge, with all the old buildings around it like Shakespeare's Globe. I'd like to walk along that. Don't worry, I won't get drunk and fall in.
Alan DaviesI like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.
Alan DaviesI'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.
Alan DaviesI dont drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.
Alan Davies