These are, as always, famous last words, since it's the quiet, seemingly jolly ones you have to watch. Apparently, Stalin was a teddy bear of a boy. Even if viewers in Scotland may have felt a bit left out. All pursed lips and wide eyes, Starkey looks rather like a startled lemur, and he does dress like a character from The Fast Show, but still, he is rather captivating. It is not just his knowledge of and his passion for the subject, but also his many ingenious accessories.
History is, it seems, thirsty work.
But now it seems the Grim Reaper has caught up with her, and she won't even get to see the rolling fields of Shropshire afore she goes. At least now Alma has justification for her look of permanent surprise. Rescued some years later, the pair went their separate ways and forgot all about their banana and grub proclivities. Now, only their faces hold some reminder of their early years in the rainforest - and you might not even notice that if you weren't flicking between the two programmes. Hobson has taken his choice and left Alma with the rest.