I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism.

Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a double blessing.

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought.

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.