I was quite capable at school, but I spent a lot of time in detention.

When you work with people, you buy into it, you work together and you pull together. It doesn't matter what your challenge is: there's a sense of achievement at the end of it.

As one of seven children, our family life was full of energy and fun -- we all knew how to laugh and work hard.

For over 20 years, I was in the Army, and it's given me a real love of history.

We forget the importance of engineering, but it's been used to design everything from St. Paul's Cathedral to The Shard.

Sadly, I have very vague memories of Burma. The family was forced to leave when the generals took over.

I was captain of the rugby side at Shrivenham -- as were my two brothers after me.

Although I am the oldest with the biggest moustache, my brothers are progressively taller; I put it down to the extra potatoes they were able to eat after I left home.

All insulation takes energy to make it, but that is not a reason not to invest in it. The savings, for both the planet and the bank account, can be impressive.

All insulation is environmentally friendly. Some installation has better environmental credentials, but what matters is the energy it saves.

I've spent 20 years in the Army, and I'm just so fiercely proud of being British.

For me, London seemed to be frantic without going anywhere.

There was always laughter in our house. And I have great memories of my dad making an Ulster fry on a Saturday morning. They were legendary even though he couldn't really cook.

My old man used to say that I would argue the hind leg of a donkey. If I didn't agree with something, I wasn't prepared to accept it.

My body was built through years of good food -- and beer.

Who doesn't like playing with a railway? I think we've all got Thomas the Tank Engine in our blood.

Nature is so phenomenal.

I'm a very simple person.

I just think our British cuisine and the different influences we pull together make it special when it comes to food.

My daughter, Charlotte Strawbridge, has recorded an album, and my favourite song from that is 'Empires Made Of Sand.'