Among this month’s contributors

Barry Cryer (p14)

has written for comedians from Bob Hope to Morecambe and Wise. A guest on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue since 1972, he hosts Oldie Literary Lunches and excels in parrot jokes.

Dominic West (p13)

was Jimmy Mcnulty in The Wire. He plays Uncle Matthew (left) in The Pursuit of Love (BBC). Married with five children, he lives in an old brewery near Bath and an old castle in Ireland.

Patric Dickinson (p40)

is Clarenceux King of Arms and a leading genealogist. An Honorary Vice-president of the Anthony Powell Society, he retires from the College of Arms after 52 years on 31st March.

Sir Les Patterson (p22)

is the Australian Cultural Attaché (Emeritus) to the Court of St James. Chairman of the Tasmanian Cheese Board, he’s married to former top Australian hand-model Gwyneth Dooley.