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Ceinwenn wins your husband during the footie season?! What is this, some kind of high-stakes poker game?! I see your nephew, and raise you a husband . . .

I'm more science fiction with a smattering of fantasy and no horror, it's just not a genre I've ever been interested in.

As I said, it wasn't a comment on the poll - I'd worked out why the choices are as they are - I was just making a general comment!

I think he's a talentless bumbling fool. Nah, not really, he's a national treasure!

I believe so (he looked nothing like I imagined him too!).

It's on iPlayer for anyone who missed it. For anyone interested in news about Terry Pratchett and his books, you might want to sign up to the Discworld Monthly Newsletter. I've been getting it for years, it's very good!

Did anyone else catch the program with Terry was talking about living with Alzheimer's last night? A very interesting program, and also very sad. Although he's not showing much in the way of symptoms at the moment, it is only a matter of time before he will unless some miraculous medical break through occurs. Seeing him having problems during a book reading was very hard to watch.

Previously, I would have said science fiction without thinking about it, but looking at my reading list for last year I can see that I've been reading quite a lot of contemporary fiction recently as well. This isn't a comment on the poll choices, but it really annoys me that science fiction, fantasy and horror keep getting lumped together as they are completely separate genres to my mind.

I've heard good things about Northern Exposure, I really need to track down a copy of the first series at some point.

He played it a bit straighter (no pun intended) than he did in Torchwood and Buffy/Angel.

This may sound odd, but I tend to think about Fever Pitch as being more about obsession than football - you could easily replace football with a number of other subjects and tell the same story.

At the risk of sounding like a stuck record, I'd have to say What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami as it's the only sports book I've ever read (with the exception of one or two books about Formula 1).

Catch-22 is a very good book, but I found it tough to get through. My book demons include Great Expectations, Jane Eyre and the daddy of them all: Moby Dick. I've started the latter twice now and failed both times - before they have even set sail! One day I shall complete it!

I think you will find What I Talk About... interesting, because there are a number of parallels between the main character in South of the Boarder... and Murakami himself. Up to page 70-something now, his old flame has just appeared on the scene!

I have series one to five of Angel to watch at some point (still not seen series four and five yet . . .), but they are in a queue of 17 different TV series I have on my to-watch DVD list! Have you seen the Smallville and Torchwood episodes Masters was in? WRT Hugh Grant, I can't see what all the fuss is about, he plays the same role in every film - awkward middle class fop!

I suppose they make more sense than a drum playing Gorilla, at least kids eat chocolate (even creepy "We've escaped from the Shinning" type children . . .). Two adverts that are really annoying me: 1) The "Go green" ads where comedy-thicko Dad goes to buy a car - if an advert was produced where the Mum was as thick as that it wouldn't be allowed on the screen. 2) Moonpig. Give me a gun. Someone. Please.

Excellent film!

I like Stargate Atlantis, Rodney McKay is an excellent character. I don't tend to have any specific film or TV program I watch when I'm ill, but I once remember watching Enigma when I had a bad cold, and was dosed up with happy-make-feel-nice pills, and not being able to shift John Barry's score for it from my head for days . . .

Yes, sorry - to answer your original question, I've not read it!

Funny you should say that, I started reading it last night! (and didn't make it to bed until 2.30 because of it!).

Thank you! I've only read three of his books - including the above - but I'd say give him a try, he really is very good.

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami Japanese author Haruki Murakami writes about running, writing and life in general. There's something about Murakami I can't quite put my finger on. His writing style is very lyrical - almost poetic - and to a point it doesn't seem to matter what he is writing about, it is just a joy to read his prose. Perhaps that explains how I came to read a book about running, something I have personally detested since I was forced to do cross country at school. The book covers a two year period in Murakami's life, and mainly details his preparations for the 2005 New York Marathon, and then a triathlon in 2006. During the course of the book he also looks back over his running history and how it has affected his life and his writing. Throughout, the book has a gentle, self deprecating sense of humour, and Murakami himself is incredibly modest when talking about his works, but the thing I liked most is that it has given me an insight into the mind of an author whose works I am only just beginning to discover, but am thoroughly enjoying.

I seem to remember an interview with Russell T Davis from the time this was screened where he said they deliberately played down the 'saucy' aspect of the story to emphasise the personal story. I think I can also remember him being quite proud that there was little or no nudity in it.

So what you are really saying is intelligent people read Terry Pratchett? I can carry that cross . . .

Coz there's nothing like a Reaver to make you feel all warm and fuzzy!