Unmissable show?
I miss everything! But I do watch quite a lot of box sets. At the moment, I’m catching up on Broadchurch. When it started, I wasn’t sure I was going to like the second season because part of the appeal of the first one was the dynamic between the Olivia Colman and David Tennant characters. But I found myself drawn in.
Earliest TV memory?
The Muppet Show. My Muppets scenario was that I would spend my entire day outside, usually covered in mud. My mum didn’t need to see me all day but we had to be in for tea at 5pm. We would then sit as a family and watch. We’d have crumpets with loads of Marmite and butter. I’d be sitting on the floor because I didn’t like furniture. My dad would pretend to read the paper. And we’d laugh when Sam the American bald eagle would come on because he was grumpy like Dad. But at some point, you’d see the newspaper shaking because my dad was laughing.
Bring back?
I’d bring back Willo The Wisp. Although it would have to be Kenneth Williams doing the voice so it might be tricky. It was just one of those truly great kids’ shows. The thing about really beautifully made animations is that they don’t date in the way that most telly does. You’re safe with an animation.
Guilty pleasure?
It’s not guilty, really; it’s just the way I watch them one after the other. Everyone will think I’m trying to be highbrow! But I binge on back-to-back episodes of Borgen. I’m going to be distraught when I’ve finished. I kind of want to be Birgitte Nyborg. I want to be as focused and principled and incredibly sexy as her.
Bottom of the DVR?
Wolf Hall is lingering there but I’m in a quandary because I’m thinking I might want to read it first. Everyone says it’s amazing, and Mark Rylance can do no wrong, but I’m not sure I want to spoil the experience of the written word.
Kate Humble presents Wild Things, which starts 15 March, Sky1
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