My education was paid for by the RAF Benevolent Fund, so a charity school, run like an orphanage, with uniforms and beatings. It was tough, but it got me to Cambridge - like being a chrysalis suddenly becoming a butterfly.

I like being a foreigner. For me, to live in California is very pleasant - I'm more comfortable not feeling a part of everything, not feeling responsible for the government or the roads or the health system.

I have been very blessed in my life and rewarded with good friends and good health. I am grateful and happy to be able to share this.

Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that.

I love my family, my wife, my kids, my dogs, my home, my life. I am a very happy and contented man.