Peter James

I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They're not highly paid.

The police feel that most of the public are against them and that there is a lot of bad feeling.

My day starts with Radio 4's Today live or 'listen again' wherever I am in the world, thanks to digital radio - I even have an app on my iPhone that receives it.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.