SIR NIGEL, 66: SOUL LOVER

FAMILY: Five daughters.

LIVES: One-bed rented flat in Shad Thames, London.

DRIVES: ‘I don’t, I use public transport,’ he says.

HOBBIES: Many sports, live entertainment plus reading and writing.

IDEAL DINNER PARTY GUESTS: Clement Attlee, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Aretha Franklin, Brian Lara, Simone De Beauvoir.

FAVOURITE BOOK:

To Kill A Mockingbird.