We chat to the actor and writer Simon Farnaby, best known for appearing in Ghosts, Horrible Histories, and The Detectorists and for co-writing Paddington 2 about his school days, including:

• What it was like going to a tiny school of under 20 pupils
• Winning an art competition - despite not being very good at drawing
• An English teacher who said it was ok not to like Shakespeare
• Why school trips were not a source of great joy
• His new book, The Warrior in My Wardrobe