To celebrate the investiture of mousse-voiced Scot Kirsty Young as Desert Island Discs host, I thought I’d stage a quick Skype-based fantasy interrogation. Stop what you’re doing (come on, I know you’re bored at work), rev up your imagination and answer these simple questions. The best ones will be rewarded with my eternal admiration and, possibly, a Finger of Fudge.

Just click the Comments link below to offer your responses.

1. If you could have a Skypecast with any five people alive today, who would they be and why?

2. Which one person would you like to add to your Skype contacts list?

3. If you could invent a Skype Chat emoticon, what would it be?

(Legal note: I lied about the Finger of Fudge. They’re great, though, aren’t they? An underrated sweet.)