Ben Elton

Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them.

Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear.

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the needs of its citizens, can take their views into account. That will be our ambition for the UK Presidency.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.