"One day, when we were doing a read-through, the boys realised they had forgotten to cast another male to be in a jung…"

"… I had to read [the script for the first episode of Flying Circus] several times in order to try and make some sense…"

"Carol … was the unsung heroine because she was so spot on. We never had to tell her how to play a scene, she just had…"

"We didn't know who she was when we started the series. John Howard Davies cast her and we all liked her, so from then…"

"When [the Pythons] discovered that I had a flair for comedy, the roles got more interesting. Michael … was always the…"

"I was a great Lucille Ball fan. I did actually want to be Lucille Ball. Or Marilyn Monroe. I didn't care which."

"If you report what you think is a , which actually turns out to be a funny robin, you can validly distract from your …"

"… 84% of people in England and Wales want foxhunting to remain illegal. That’s the kind of public support most politi…"

"... in many ways, the days of conservation are, sadly, a little bit numbered ... the point I'm trying to make is ... …"

"... a hundred and fifty s — that is not natural ... Very little is this garden is actually you know, on any grand sca…"