A quick tip: if you haven’t already, try to catch Old Jews Telling Jokes on BBC. Wall to wall oldies but goodies. Like the one about the old Jew who’s out walking in the Sinai when he stubs his toe on something in the sand. He digs out what proves to be a lamp – of course a genie appears, and grants him two wishes.

The guy quickly sketches out a map in the sand, and says to the genie: “You see this? Here is Israel, this is Jordan…Egypt, Syria, Libya, Lebanon and Iraq and Iran – I want you to make this all into Israel.” The genie sucks through his teeth and says “I’m sorry, but that’s impossible.” The guy goes: “What d’you mean, impossible? Why?” And the genie says: “You’re talking about boundaries drawn in blood, going back centuries…millenia. You’re talking about ancient customs and traditions and conflict and struggle going back to the very dawn of mankind. I’m a powerful genie, but really…I’m sorry, but that cannot be done.”

The guy sighs. “Ok,” he says, “for my second wish…I’d like oral sex from my wife.” There’s a brief pause. The genie says: “Let me take another look at that map…”