Gyles Brandreth

You are...

We are similar ages.

I'm a little older.

You also were hypnotized by him, were you?

People who don't know him, they must look him up.

Because he also had these bulging eyes, didn't he?

I mean, the speed and the beauty of the way he expressed ideas.

It's why I brought you a little present, which I'm going to give you in a second when I've asked you my last three questions, which is a little plaque.

It's really a paperweight.

I know you don't have computers and things, but do you allow yourself a little paperweight?

Of course.

I have plenty of paper around my apartment, believe me.

It's a profile of Oscar Wilde.

Because I'm the president of the Oscar Wilde Society, and we were having a discussion about were there people who could talk in the style of Oscar Wilde living today.

And I mentioned James Baldwin, and one of the fellow members mentioned you, and I thought we must present this little plaque of Oscar Wilde to you.

No, this is for real.

This is for real.

I appreciate it.

You get to keep it.

Three more quick questions.