I think my only complaint would be that the text does jump around from the past to the more recent past/present a lot, sometimes in a matter of paragraphs, and that could make it hard to follow. So hold on – do you not want [even] any reference [to the abuse] in the piece without me asking you any questions? He has appeared in an episode of the BBC science programme Horizon in which Professor Marcus du Sautoy attempted to introduce him to elements of mathematical thought which was broadcast on BBC Two on 31 March 2009.

Alan tried to get him to love him as most kids do and after the first night when his father entered his bedroom and took off all his clothes for “our special cuddle” that he wasn’t allowed to tell anyone about, the little boy didn’t tell. I got the ebook yesterday, I'm currently halfway through it and I can't remember the last time I cried so much while reading a book. Neither my editor nor I would have agreed to the interview if Davies’ terms had been put to us, in advance.The manic mop of curls – familiar from all those years in Jonathan Creek, as well as appearances in other "soft murder" dramas, the quiz show QI and a variety of panel shows – is mostly grey now but he looks younger than his decade, in a blue and white striped T-shirt. A short read, this mentions little of his work achievements, and at times I struggled with the nonlinear timeline, but this has a greater purpose in raising up victims voices and showing that they will be believed.

His support of Arsenal has been used as a recurring source of humour on QI in various ways, such as by assigning him a buzzer sound of a chant by fans of rival club Manchester United. He says he has always enjoyed his work and he thought that being famous would be fun "although that turned out to be a very mixed bag, as you can imagine . Alan Davies is a British comedian, known for his acting in Jonathan Creek and permanent role on the panel show QI.Even at this remove, and having written the book about it, there was something so raw and naked about his response. While I cope well, I think, with what happened to me as a child it will always be with me and that is sad in so many ways, but it is what it is I guess. I'm looking for that not to be mentioned in interviews – I'm looking for people to discover that in the book. His monstrous, abusive, angry, unempathetic father is at the core of some shocking childhood memories. That show was released on video and audio cassette in 1995 as Alan Davies Live at the Lyric recorded at the Lyric Theatre as part of the Perrier Pick of the Fringe season in October 1994.