Victoria Wood

“A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.”

“I like writing a lot more than I used to. I used to find it scary but now I've got used to it once it gets going. I used to find it hard to start. Fear of the blank page. The first thing you write down won't bear any relation to what's in your head and that's always disappointing.”