Clive Anderson

I do find myself surprised by the comedy shows that seem to have the same joke week in week out. ”

I have done well out of TV, but not well enough to buy football clubs. I'm not sure it's ever a way to make money. ”

Well, I was very lucky. I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was surrounded by pianos and drums and guitars, and music, of course. ”

Well, I'm happier talking about other people than me. ”

Tree roots hold river banks together and stop the wind blowing soil away, there are many creatures that live in woods and they provide a sense of well-being and look nice. ”

It's true, people don't imagine I'd be particularly woody. ”

I like to think of myself as a natural gardener. ”

It is a bit frustrating. Things come and go in television. At the moment they've gone. ”

I like New York. There are similarities with London that make it feel rather like home, but at the same time it's slightly fictional. ”

My favourite plant is the foxglove. I think they are a perfect balance between being a garden plant and a wild plant, as at home in woodland as they are in a city. ”