Adam Pearson, actor and disability rights hero, on being cast as Merrick in The Elephant Man... and going to the Oscars!

The head of Chatham House takes a sobering look at shifting sands in the US and Europe. Warning: it's not funny!

"We don't want to sell tat" says the boss of Brompton bikes – built in London, exported to 45 countries and expected to last a lifetime.

Meet the More or Less presenter and 'nerd storyteller' whose job it is to defend us from dubious numbers and manipulated facts.

Nick reveals Sugar's brief to make him "the Donald Trump of The UK Apprentice"... and his own imposter syndrome on Countdown.

"Party politics is so unpleasant." The ex-Tory minister turned The Rest Is Politics host (with 19m monthly downloads!) is not planning a comeback.

An end of season treat – from decoding Trump to besting Beckham, from National Treasure to costly joke, from AI music to Mars!

We'll be back with series two on 5th January.

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The peerless QI, Blackadder and Spitting Image producer shares the secret of funny stuff, learning stuff and The Meaning of Liff.

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