I used to watch those Nature programmes, when I did watch television, I don’t have it anymore, I realised that I could actually feel brain cells dying. It is addictive and induces a kind somnolent waking lethargy.

An unexpected benefit of course is that I have no clue what most women are talking about when they have these rather strange conversations about what various soap characters are doing, or not doing.

The unexpected benefit also includes a total and utterly confused reaction of incomprehension when I say “I don’t watch television” automatic outsider status – J

Anyhoo – as I said I like those Nature programmes, I am fascinated by the diversity and complexity of life on this planet, and intrigued by the mechanisms that some species have evolved to protect themselves, to camouflage themselves and to create an illusion of danger or convenient helplessness about themselves, so that…