Gilpin is quick-witted and highly quotable, with a gift for conjuring evocative imagery on the fly, all of which makes for a lively interview.

Carpenter's sheer talent in conjuring witty lyrics is what pop music has been missing with a self-awareness we can laugh at and dance to under the warm, beating summer sun.

He’s called his political opponents “vermin” and “the enemy within,” while conjuring up specific images of violence against them.

Director Kurzel was also caught off-guard by the conjuring of that disconcerting energy on the set.

On the same programme, Griffith accused the government of behaving "at the very least like the worst form of dodgy car hire firm, conjuring up small print that never existed".