The radio on my new car is voice controlled. So there I was this morning, driving back from the supermarket when Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard came on. No problem: ‘play classic fm’ ‘I’m sorry I didn’t get that’ hmmm. ‘Play radio 4’ enunciated slowly and precisely. ‘please try again, I don’t understand you’ ugh. ‘Play scala radio’ shouted slowly and precisely. ‘please speak more loudly and clearly.’ This went on for the whole song. My new car is red. I shall be calling her Christine.

