A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.

I 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.

I'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.

A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.

I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.

I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.

The principle that light can be in two places at the same time is absolutely extraordinary.