From Snuff: ‘Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, alright, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not likely to end up being about twinkly little stuff with wings. As he switched page after web page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this publication, they certainly understood what would make children like Youthful Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing straight down the about The World of Poo river nearly made him smile. But interspersed using the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin divers and gongfermors and how doggie muck helped make the most effective leather, and other activities that you by no means thought you’ll need to know, but once heard somehow lodged in your mind.’

Helen Atkinson-Wood is an actress and presenter. She is probably best known as Mrs Miggins in Blackadder the Third. She’s been double nominated by The British Comedy Honours – Best Female Performer – for BBC’s Radio Energetic and KYTV. She starred in Ben Elton’s West End play Silly Cow and guests on QI and Have I Got Information FOR YOU PERSONALLY. Helen enjoys poo selecting in Suffolk, where she has a equine and a home.