The moon puts on an elegant show, different every time in shape, colour and nuance.

I find it hilarious that there are academics who try to analyse chemical changes in the brains of students while exposing them to gags.

I see my large nose, like half an avocado. I broke it falling downstairs when I was six, and it now resembles a large blob of play-dough.

I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube.

Every generation of children has its private hero.

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

The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up.