What makes you laugh? "I'm a big fan of Tommy Cooper, Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais. I also love some of the TV classics such as the Two Ronnies, Fawltey Towers and even Dad’s Army. There’s a lot of funny stuff about today too, like Little Britain and Dead Ringers and of course some of the quiz shows like Have I Got News For You and They Think It’s All Over." What’s your most embarrassing moment on air? "In a previous life, when I was a sports reporter I was sent to cover the arrival of Gordon Strachan as the new manager of Southampton FC. We had all sorts of technical problems and I only just got on air by the skin of the my teeth just as the press conference started. I rushed in with my first question - beating all the national hacks - and said 'Gordon, are you the right man for the job?' He replied 'No, if you ask a silly question you get a silly answer.' The clip still gets played on Sky!" Where is your favourite place in Berkshire? "We’ve got some beautiful countryside around Berkshire – I enjoy walking on the Ridgeway and out in West Berkshire around Walbury Hill and Coombe Gibbet near Hungerford. As for the towns, I love Windsor – there’s so much to do there. It’s a great place to entertain."ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What are your most memorable jobs before working for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Berkshire?ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý "My first job was on a building site in Kent. I had to sweep out the Ropery at Chatham Dockyard – it’s the longest tiled building in the UK: a quarter of a mile long and it’s where they used to made ropes for the Navy’s wooden warships!" What’s your favourite piece of music? " That is the hardest question ever – where do I start? I have a massive CD collection. I’m a big fan of Kylie, but at the moment in the car I have Dido, Coldplay and James Blunt – also a lot of the cheesy 70’s disco stuff, but my ultimate musical era is late 80’s – early 90’s." Email jim.cathcart@bbc.co.uk | 
