Poetry, literature in general - reading and writing - cricket, football (Crystal Palace FC season ticket holder), rugby (Bath and England), music, and a well-known obsession with The West Wing.
I blame The West Wing for an interest in politics, though I hope I'm not too much of a wonk.
Paradise is cheese on toast and a mug of tea.
Current: Maximo Park, Interpol, We Are Scientists, Sigur Ros, Tapes 'N Tapes, Futureheads, The Long Blondes, Polar Bear, elbow, Good Shoes, Turin Brakes, Forward Russia!, Mew, Ambulance Ltd, British Sea Power, Brakes, THE RATFINKS, Enya, Doves, Divine Comedy, Tom McRae, Belle & Sebastian, Tindersticks, Lambchop, Nick Cave, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Kate Bush. Past: The Housemartins, The Smiths, The Jam, Morrissey, Roxy Music, Gang of Four, Dire Straits, Johnny Cash.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation (two superb soundtracks as well), Garden State, Glory, Sideways, Little Miss Sunshine.
The West Wing, Garth Marenghi, University Challenge, Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain, Channel 4 Cricket - now sadly defunct.
Simon Armitage
WS Graham
Geoffrey Hill
Ted Hughes
Nick Laird
Philip Larkin
Robert Lowell
Derek Mahon
John Stammers
RS Thomas
Hugo Williams
Gerard Woodward
Don't really have any. However, I admire: Nasser Hussain (former England cricket captain), Michael Atherton (the same), Mark Nicholas (former anchor for C4 cricket), Richie Benaud (legendary commentator).