Name: Tom Stroud

Birthday: 30 September 1978

Describe yourself in five words: Thoughtful, honest, a laugh, hardworking and late!

What kind of music do you like?: Too much to mention! The classic stuff - Beatles, Stones, Who, Hendrix, Small Faces...funk/soul ie Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder...modern rock like Oasis, Morrissey/Smiths, Killers, Idlewild, Franz Ferdinand. I still like a good pop song too.

What makes you laugh?: Fawlty Towers, Withnail and I, Have I Got News for You, Peter Cook, Blackadder...

What can you cook?: Italian, pasta mainly, I'm working on cakes...

What do you do on Saturday night?: Sometimes out with my girlfriend for food and drinks; sometimes we stay in our house with good television and perhaps a bottle of red!

Where's your favourite place in the World?: Manhattan

What do you spend too much money on?: Until fairly recently it would've been music, books and clothes. Now that I'm a homeowner I'm a reformed character!

What are your favourite films?: Withnail and I, Billy Liar, Vanilla Sky, The Maltese Falcon

Are you a morning or night person?: Definitely night

What websites do you look at when you go online?: NME.com, Amazon, sometimes Ebay and this one of course!

What's your favourite room in your house?: Bedroom

Which TV shows do you enjoy?: Not much to be honest, I really liked the Apprentice; Lost is infuriating but still worth it, Dr Who is fun, music shows and good documentaries.

What hobbies/interests/obesessions do you have?: I own too many books about the Beatles! Reading about rock music generally. Photography. City breaks. I'm getting to grips with the garden too....

Do you have any pets?: No

What annoys you?: Whinging. Phonecalls when I'm doing something. Little things like spelling mistakes, traffic lights, Robbie Williams. Unusual stuff i guess.

What are you not very good at?: Being on time, replying to emails/texts, remembering things. Housework apparently!

If you weren't on the radio what would you do?: Don't really know to be honest. Probably something to do with writing - possible about music. Maybe working for a record company?