I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.

The 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.

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

I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.

A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.

I dont drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.

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.