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What was your nickname at school and why? Westy - the reason is obvious.

What was the first record you bought? Summer the First Time by BobbyGoldsboro.

If you could sit down and have dinner with anyone in the world dead oralive who would it be and why? The Queen Mum - what a story she'd have totell.

If you could have any power from any super-hero which would you choose?Being able to fly - to avoid annoying traffic queues.

Worst subject at school? Physics.

Earliest memory as a child? Being taken to school in the basket of mymum's bike, after missing the school bus.

Favourite film and why? Midnight Express - great drama, based on a truestory, with a powerful message.

Vodka or beer? Both.

What is your worst nightmare/biggest fear? Getting stuck while potholing.

Most annoying habit? Losing my car keys.

Most annoying celebrity and why? Bonnie Langford - annoying voice.

First job? Summer job working on the land and first full-time job wasjunior reporter at the Boston Standard.

Who, in the public eye, do you most admire and why? Angus Deayton - soprofessional; so versatile; so cool and so funny.

What was the name of your first pet? Pip, a pet budgie.

If you could be a leading character in any book which would it be? TomSawyer from Huckleberry Finn - what an adventure!