Show and Tell: Lauren Laverne

This is some of the lovely Culture Show crew, with that guy out of that band, at Sir Paul’s Sussex studio. It was the most surreal Wednesday afternoon ever, ending up with a sort of private gig for the girls and me. Tremendous fun Photograph: Lauren Laverne

My son browsing some records in my office . I’ve spent a lot of time there this past year, writing my book and planning my 6Music shows. Fergus likes to help. Which probably explains why one of his earliest words was “slipmat” Photograph: Lauren Laverne

Duckie, after a frenetic session of garden play. Just goes to show: sometimes we all have to get out and get bruised in the pursuit of a good time. In that respect, Duckie is the Iggy Pop of the toy box Photograph: Lauren Laverne

John Peel changed my life, twice. When he first played my band’s record we went from being Sunderland schoolkids to being on Top of the Pops. Then the first TV I did was at Glastonbury with him. He turned to me and said: “You’re made for this shit, aren’t you?”, which felt like a blessing of sorts! Photograph: Lauren Laverne

I love how the scale of the British Museum makes you feel like a kid as soon as you walk in – just the right mindset for a visit to encounter the wonders within it. Photograph: Lauren Laverne

I was born a few hundred yards from here. Seaside towns are eccentric, isolated, but with a strong sense of belonging, something that matters to me. Home is still home Photograph: Lauren Laverne

Buzz. Major hero in our house. I interviewed Pete Docter recently who based Buzz Lightyear on himself. I told Fergus I had met the real Buzz at work. He was pretty impressed Photograph: Lauren Laverne