Dan Warden

Dan Warden is a media assistant at a publishing company and fishing enthusiast meaning he always has some kind of stick in his hand.

1. You make it round to my house. I have every hot beverage in the known world on offer. What do you choose? 

I'll have to be 'that guy' and say 'coffee - I live on that stuff.' I drink copious amounts of tea when I'm fishing, but day to day, I'm afraid to say, I rely on an unhealthy amount of bean-juice!

2. I’ve been made the Emperor of the world. The first thing I do is ban cricket. How do you feel about this?

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the sport, although it tickled me to hear one of my friends repeat an absolutely cracking piece of Aussie cricket commentary: "That one's got an air hostess on it!"

3. You’re offered the perfect job but there’s a big catch – for instance, I’d like to star in a Hollywood film but I’d have to do plenty of underwater shots. What’s the job and what’s the catch?

The job would have to be working for an Angling publication and, while I'm not fussy on the discipline, carp fishing is my passion, so something like Total Carp or Carp Monthly would be bang on! I'd say the catch (wonderful pun, thanks to the question!) would be either moving from Cornwall or being so busy writing about it that I'd have no time to actually fish.

4. The person you hate the most is living in an area that’s about to be affected by nuclear fallout. Do you phone to warn them?

I don't think I know anyone that I hate that much to knowingly leave them to die. Saying that, people who stop at seemingly random intervals on a busy pavement are asking to be left behind..

5. With great power comes great responsibility. Unfortunately you’ve been born with mediocre superpowers. Who are you?

Manatee (my nickname) - the wallowing old sea cow who'll probably wind up scalped by a power boat.

6. It’s celebrity party time. On the guest list are Jedward, the Cheeky Girls and the Chuckle brothers. Who do you invite to be your pseudo-sibling?

Father Time (Apparently I've the speed, attitude and all-round bearing of an old man).

7. An invitation comes through from NASA; you’ve got the chance to be the first person on Mars. Would you take a year away from everyone and everything to oblige?

I think I probably would, yeah, but I don't know what I'd bring to the team on such a huge expedition.

8. There’s no appealing, you have to do a reality TV show. Which one would you do?

Good lord, no appealing? Perhaps The Island, but still, what I'd bring to the team remains a mystery.

9. You’re given the chance of a perfect Sunday. Bearing in mind cricket is banned, what do you do?

Carping in the sun with my partner, and I'd be happy with soup and a massive tiger baguette for dinner.

10. In my house it’s Christmas every week. You’re given a book, a film and an album. What are they?

The book would be Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (and the following two, if that's possible). The film - the first Spongebob Squarepants movie. For the album, a photo album of all my captures along with seasonal pictures of the different lakes that I fish in Cornwall. Is that allowed?

A little self indulgent but we'll allow it - Ed.