Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross?

I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face.

My sister-in-law believes that few narratives are so tightly constructed that you can't skip boring bits and still keep abreast of what's going on.

It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'

Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross?

Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.