I realise there are those who are somewhat concerned that it seems to be taking me longer to write a Poddington Peas quiz than it took me to write my play Ledgers, but in my defence, I've been very busy the past couple of weeks raising money for sick animals. Admittedly, I didn't know they were sick when I backed them, but Cheltenham's only once a year, so I can't be expected to ignore it. I had to go into Ipswich this afternoon too. And I'm thinking of growing my hair, so I have to look in the mirror quite a lot, which takes a big chunk out of my daily schedule.

And besides, I may have produced Ledgers in 15 days, but I basically wrote it by cobbling together quotes from Marie's e-mails, so it didn't take a lot of work. 'Which Poddington Pea Are You?' on the other hand is entirely my own work, and involves extensive research and psychological evaluation of various personality traits. Not to mention questions about death and Maltesers.

But I selflessly drove past The Cheesecake Shop in Ipswich today without stopping, in an effort to get home early for some pea-related activities, so the quiz should be finished by tomorrow.

But don't hold me to that.