Five minutes with Tony Taylorson

Full name: Tony Taylorson Profession: Press officer at the Cambridgeshire County Council working with East Cambridgeshire District Council Birthplace: Alnwick, Northumberland What was the last book you read? That s Not my Puppy by Fiona Watt – my five m

Full name: Tony Taylorson

Profession: Press officer at the Cambridgeshire County Council working with East Cambridgeshire District Council

Birthplace: Alnwick, Northumberland

What was the last book you read?

That's Not my Puppy by Fiona Watt - my five month old son likes me to read it to him and anything else which has big pictures that he can try to grab.

Who would be your ideal four dinner guests (dead or alive)? Ricky Gervais, Eric Cantona, Cat Deeley, Brian Blessed.

What's the best advice you've ever been given?

Never be afraid to ask anything of anyone.

What do you like most about your job?

When I was young I used to pull things apart to find out how they worked and I think being a press officer is an extension of this. I like to know what is going on, why things are happening and how I can tell people about it.

Do you have a favourite film? There are plenty of films I have really liked and could watch again and again but if pushed, Raiders of the Lost Ark is my favourite. It is just brilliant - there are chases, bad guys and well...just about everything you could want in a film. I once met someone who hadn't seen it and that is frankly wrong.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

I wanted to be a pilot with the Red Arrows

Is there an item you couldn't live without, if so, what?

A watch - I always feel a bit lost if I have forgotten it.

Is there a song/album or piece of music you always go back to? Faithless - Insomnia is a song that just makes you want to dance and I can't.

What's in your pockets right now: My mobile, car keys and a ticket from this year's World Darts Championship.