Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'
Paper View: The Best of The Sunday Times Television Columns (ed. Hachette UK, 2010) - ISBN: 9780297857518