He clings to a sense of decency amid an atmosphere of moral decay, sometimes verging on the surreal.

You never know how she’s going to react and while her large eyes are often sullen and sad, her expression unreadable, Dyrholm’s are wide and bright, verging on the edge of mania.

She says his behaviour was “appalling and degrading, verging on psychological abuse", adding: "I don’t believe I’ve been given a fair trial.”

The overriding feeling from the experience is a profound respect, verging on awe, for the extraordinary young contestants.

When it comes to form, I’m a pluralist verging on everything-ist.