I love doing children's TV. You get such extraordinarily positive feedback from your audience too. — Alexander Armstrong Children Copy Share Image
I follow politics avidly. I like sensible people of all political persuasions. My ideal political party would be a pick and mix. — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I was teased at school for having a posh voice even though there was nothing posh about us. — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I've always been a keen waker-upper. I very quickly get bored just lying in bed. — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I always have my lunch watching Tim Wonnacott doing 'Bargain Hunt'. I get quite twitchy if it's not on for whatever reason. — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
Sherlock' is brilliant television. It has completely reinvented British drama, and upped the stakes for home-grown shows. — Alexander Armstrong Brilliant Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of three children. We lived beside a big beech wood, on the edge of the moors, in Northumberland, which… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I was quite an odd child. We grew up in the middle of nowhere in Northumberland - it was lovely, idyllic, but… — Alexander Armstrong Children Copy Share Image
So, if I ever find myself hankering for the long, respectful silences of the olden days, I remind myself that classical music… — Alexander Armstrong Classical music Copy Share Image
If you grow up somewhere where the pace of life is very slow you enjoy the gaps between the pulses. I read… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I'm not very religious, but having reached middle age I rather enjoy the quiet and the contemplation of spending an hour in… — Alexander Armstrong Age Copy Share Image
I grew up the son of the village doctor, so my father was quite well known. At home in Northumberland, frankly Dad… — Alexander Armstrong Dad Copy Share Image
At Classic FM we're not an exposed shoreline where anything might come in on the tide. We're a lagoon; it's safe. You… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
My parents were relaxed, but very strict on manners. They encouraged us to follow our instincts and desires, so they were quite… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
There's this weird thing going on where people think they've worked you out as a certain type of person, but probably better… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I'd love a rule to be introduced that you can only ring up and complain about a programme if you can prove… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
Countdown came about at a time when we'd just had our first baby, and, if I'm entirely honest, it looked like an… — Alexander Armstrong Baby Copy Share Image
I have never actually abandoned singing. I have sung at lots of friends' weddings and family events to keep up my classical… — Alexander Armstrong Family Copy Share Image
I suppose I am Scottish - Armstrong. They were thugs, basically, reivers - and I bet they were ravers, too. They lived… — Alexander Armstrong Crown Copy Share Image
For years we've had all the big-hitting HBO box-set dramas, all these brilliant, witty, clever shows, and in return the only thing… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
Our main house is in the country, all our stuff is in the country, and that's home, though the boys, who are… — Alexander Armstrong Country Copy Share Image
Well I am breaking the omerta and telling the world about how the Arctic is surprisingly full of bustling conurbations and comfy… — Alexander Armstrong Arctic Copy Share Image
I would slap a tax on plastic to encourage people to use more biodegradable things. I would also like teachers, vicars and… — Alexander Armstrong Biodegradable Copy Share Image
The minute you watch your voice back with its proper animated character saying the words, that's when you learn exactly what you… — Alexander Armstrong Character Copy Share Image
I was a chorister at St Mary's Music School, from the ages of 11 to 13, after prep school and before I… — Alexander Armstrong City Copy Share Image
There was a period in the Nineties when the BBC wanted to act as if it was a trendy Soho independent. They… — Alexander Armstrong Esprit de corps Copy Share Image
What I loved about Radio 3 back in the olden days, when it didn't give a toss about the youth, were the… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I have four boys aged 10 and under. Fatherhood is lovely but there is this slightly shocking moment when you realise it… — Alexander Armstrong Boys Copy Share Image
I don't know about scared, but 'Chernobyl' definitely made me deeply uncomfortable. Almost addictively uncomfortable: don't know what that says about me.… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
Alpacas are much more biddable creatures. Llamas are horrible. As a species, it's probably for the best that they're wary of us.… — Alexander Armstrong Animal Copy Share Image
The problem is you have people who are keenly aware of what their time span is. Governments work towards the next election;… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
I always think that in nearly every instance things that turn ugly, they almost invariably do so because of a misunderstanding, or… — Alexander Armstrong Communication Copy Share Image
