Alan Davies
Alan Davies
Alan Roger Daviesis an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been a permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI from 2003...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 March 1966
light two principles
The principle that light can be in two places at the same time is absolutely extraordinary.
baby savages dear
A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.
book years four
I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.
girl kids eye
There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with.
grief want way
I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.
ideas space humanity
I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.
journey car tears
I dont drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.
play mind roles
I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.
jobs funny-work interviews
A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.
beneficial club environment visitors
A smoke-free environment will be beneficial for club members, visitors and staff.
bristol carry continue developed future meet needs parking passengers practical review solution strategic
Bristol International will continue to carry out a strategic review of car parking options, so that a suitable and practical solution can be developed to meet the future needs of passengers parking at the airport.
event fool interview job plan proof wear
He had a fool proof plan for not getting a job - In the event of an interview wear flip-flops.
areas hold needed pops together
Two of the POPs are co-located with MPLS POPs on the 21CN. If we needed to, we could hold metropolitan areas together with MPLS in the 21CN.
football magazines pages
I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.