Going ape

The famous Cadbury's gorilla, which gave Phil Collins' hit In the Air Tonight a new lease of life when the ape was shown drumming along to the song in an ad, got praise from the singer himself yesterday as he collected his international achievement award at the Ivor Novello awards. "And I have to thank the gorilla," he said to cheers from the audience. "It hasn't gone unnoticed that he was far more talented and better looking than me."