Subversion is what I do.

I hate movies. They're so boring. So tedious.

My father, who was a sergeant in the RAF during the Second World War, was killed in a hitchhiking accident while returning home on compassionate leave. As a result, my mother had to get work, as a nurse, and at seven the RAF put me into a boarding school and ex-orphanage called the Royal Wolverhampton School.

If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.

Monty Python only became valuable when it was sold to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in America. They didn't pay much either, but the series has been shown repeatedly, which led to lucrative tapes, CDs and DVDs.

I will jump on anybody's private plane at the drop of a hat. I'm an old-fashioned lower-middle-class boy.

The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?