I have owned at least one of every Communicator since the brand arrived in the shape of the 9000 in … well it must be over ten years ago because I had one when I was making the film Wilde in 1996. I remember being upbraided for having it poke out of the top of my velvet jacket in one of the courtroom scenes.

Who knew Stephen Fry was a gadget geek? Certainly not me, although I did know he was a Mac user. I think I love him just a little bit more, now.