TEN PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW BUT LIKE SHARING THE PLANET WITH

Charlie Brooker - sarcasm without cynicism and an enviable turn of phrase. He livens up the TV and shines a light into dark corners of the mind with his writing.

Darren Brown - the master of all things spooky, who never-the-less rejects spookiness. Keeping it real, in the realm of mind-bending mischief.

Ricky Gervais - funny, clever, callous and never kiss-ass.

Gemma Arterton - the best thing in the recent crap James Bond film, and the best Tess of the D'Urbervilles to grace any screen, anywhere. Will hopefully see the downfall of po-faced Kiera Knightly.

Dave Lamb - Come Dine With Me narrator; says what we're all thinking

Jade Goody - the best antidote to the po-faced snobbery, take-myself-too-seriously, up-your-own-arses, i-hate-celebrity, brigade. The girl done good, and she did it with negligible odds.

John Nettles - no one else can be Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, and if they ever try, they might find themselves killed by a rocket fired from the top of a church spire.

Richard Dawkins - sock it to 'em

David Tennant - the best Doctor Who since Tom Baker, and one of the best actors we've got.

Russel Brand - original, genuine, and importing something very British into Hollywood. Gotta love that, even if he is loud and annoying.

Have a go yourself, dear reader. I tag everyone who reads this.

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