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Stroking my dog calms me down.
I find 'EastEnders' so utterly bleak.
Holidays are our one big family indulgence.
I am very proud of rowing the Atlantic Ocean.
There is something very appealing about moving to a faraway place.
I have an overactive mind and I find that doing exercise clears it.
London really is my city; I was born within a breath of Marble Arch.
Both my wife and I are optimists and we look at the positives in life.
Often, a seemingly clear clean beach has a huge amount of hidden litter.
I don't enjoy doing exercise at the time, but I enjoy the feeling afterwards.
I love the ocean. Anywhere near the ocean will do. Preferably the Atlantic Ocean.
I'm a very light packer. I don't like checking in luggage. I only like hand luggage.
I have a terrible memory. I never remember names or faces. It's incredibly embarrassing.
After all, island living is where I began on Taransay, and I have such fond memories of it.
At 19 I left school and embarked on a 9-day bike ride with friends from London to Monte Carlo.
I know some people obsess about their appearance but I don't - it's not something that bothers me.
I love reading. I spend a huge amount of time travelling on planes and have always got a book on the go.
I'm a bit dyslexic so I found learning to read hard. I muddled up the letters but learnt to power through.
Without risk you can't experience life. There have to be risks, physically and mentally, taken by everyone.
I had a short run as the presenter of 'Cash in the Attic'. It's a very popular show but didn't really suit me.
I can't even cook an egg. The only thing I can do well is baking bread. I love it and find it incredibly therapeutic.
I'm not one to complain about illness. I suppose I have a bit of a stiff upper lip. I just tend to get on with things.
I don't want my children to feel the same sense of failure I did growing up because they're not good at passing tests.
I have found myself increasingly moving away from meat. It hasn't been so much a conscious choice as an organic change.
In terms of TV shows, if you're a public figure, we've all been asked to do some sort of ridiculous show at some stage.
I'd be quite happy if cars were banned from central London. Why are we not using little tuk-tuks rather than big black cabs?
I wouldn't want to go into mainstream, Downing Street politics, though - it's just too cut-throat. I've got quite thin skin.
Let's be honest, some people are better suited to exams than others in the same way that some of us are more sporty or arty.
Hopepunk works. Try it and I guarantee you will feel better - and so will the people around you. It's positively infectious.
In many people's minds, Everest has lost her crown. She has become a mountain synonymous with death, exploitation and pollution.
When I was a child, Lego came in brick form, you'd buy boxes of random bricks. You used your imagination and your mind in your build.
Michael Palin and Paul Theroux are my travelling icons. I have a soft spot for Joanna Lumley. I'd love to go on an adventure with her.
The reality is that my wife would be pretty upset if I went and bought a plot of land somewhere in Outer Mongolia or the Arctic Circle!
I take echinacea to ward off colds and I go through phases of taking vitamins, but I'd rather eat a lot of fruit and veg than take pills.
When suddenly your focus changes, you see the years going by and it's an extra reminder that you don't want to live life with any regrets.
I failed my exams and my driving test. I failed to get into the Foreign Office and drama school. The big F was dominant in my early years.
Many of us will endure a lifetime following others. Institutionalisation suits many but not all. Some of us thrive beyond those boundaries.
I met a Swedish single mum called Annalise who is living in the wilderness. Her dilemma is finding enough wood to make a fire to keep warm.
Whenever I leave home to film, my wife Marina gets terrified that I'm going to come back having bought a tiny plot of land in rural Alaska.
You learn so much about how far you can push yourself and what you can do. How an experience like Antarctica helps you, it boosts your confidence.
Lego for many parents is the antithesis of the high tech world. We are desperate to wean our little ones away from the tablets and into the bricks.
The majority of the time I live out of a rucksack in some jungle or stuck up some mountain. The luxury tends to be when my wife and children are there.
It's not a surprise that the mental health epidemic is affecting so many people because we can't escape this bubble from being on our phones and tablets.
As United Nations patron of the wilderness, one of my roles is to report back from the Earth's remaining wildernesses and to act as a voice for the wild.
In the presenting area, there's nothing that really sets me apart from anyone else. It's something I enjoy but I was never going to set the world on fire.
For anyone, taking yourself out of your natural environment and comfort zone is such a great way to reflect where you've come from and where you are going.
I love sharing my travels and I've had some fascinating travelling companions over the years. I really believe travel is made the richer being with people.
We experienced a miscarriage at 13 weeks and then a few years later we lost our son Willem at 30 weeks. I held him in my arms and had to organise his funeral.
I do try to reduce my carbon footprint a little bit by travelling around London on my electric bike. A lot of people raise their eyebrows but I love riding it.
I'm equally happy bouncing across the African savannah in an old Land Rover as I am staying in a luxury resort in The Maldives. Travel and the wilderness excite me.