David Hamilton panel

Career High: Transplantation Research with Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel Prize winner

Favourite Film: Dad's Army

Last Book Read : Alistair Moffat and James F. Wilson The Scots: A Genetic Journey

Best Trait: Giving my cash card to family for holiday 'emergencies'

Worst Trait: Buying books

Best Advice: 'If it can happen, it will'

Biggest Influence: My wife, and the late Sam Galbraith

Ideal Dinner Guests: Tom Devine, Sandy McCall Smith, Nicola Sturgeon

Advice To Younger Self: Trust your own instinct rather than the teaching of seniors: times will change.

Music: Igmar Bergman's 1975 film of Mozart's The Magic Flute - opera and sublime imagery combined

Favourite holiday: Auchrannie House Hotel, Brodick, Isle of Arran ('Auchgrannie' to the children)

Favourite pastime: Letterpress printing.