I could not be more determined and robust about this. I want more children to play cricket and to have the chance to compete. I want them playing on the correct pitches with hard balls and proper headgear.

The BBC's aim, along with schools, libraries and literacy groups, to involve more people in reading groups is an exciting idea and one that I hope will keep readers all over the UK exploring and sharing the wonderful world of books.

The majority should not be punished and subjected to a licensing curfew because of the bad behavior of the minority.

Digital television is no longer a probability, it is a certainty.

The adventures of the boy who doesn't want to grow up has universal appeal. We all want to keep something of the child in us.

I could not be more determined and robust about this. I want more children to play cricket and to have the chance to compete. I want them playing on the correct pitches with hard balls and proper headgear.

I've chosen Peter Pan by JM Barrie as my favourite children's book.