My first choice of dinner companion would be....

So who would your ideal dinner guest be, Pamaga?

David Gemmell's Dark Prince is a novel about Alexander the Great. Also God of War by Christian Cameron.

Ha ha,

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You are all so funny with some of your suggestions (some a bit suspect).
I have always said Christopher Biggins (I love his sense of humour) did anyone see him in Come Dine with me? but second, yes agree with nelliedeane BRENDAN SHHENAN!!!

On one hand I would enjoy exploring the mind of Aung San Suu Kyi...and on the other, I wouldn't say no to brushing knees with Inspector Montalbano

Clooney?
Having considered this for some time, I am glad to say that the two people I am most likely to have dinner with are also the two I would choose!
One is a fellow Gransnetter that I met on a different forum and the other one is my daughter in NZ. If we are ruling out family members, then I would have two more gransnetters because I am sure all three of them would get on very well.

Oh, I gottit, Bush!

Formby?

Allegaya?

Or Gilbert's buddy maybe?

JessM!

Galloway??? or have i got the wrong George? Boy?

Of course Gorgeous George - he could sit next to me. Then I think I'd like to invite Lesley Garratt who has a lovely sense of humour, Ann Widdicombe, Dawn French, Stephen Fry, and maybe Sir Tel. to bring everyone back down to earth again. For entertainment, could I please bring back Mr. Mozart as a young man? Maybe he could team up with Lesley and give us a song or two. It's interesting to see how many posters have concentrated on humour.

For that purely personal one to one dinner date it could only be Professor Alice Roberts. A perfect combination of charm, intellect and enthusiasm for life. As a lecturer/presenter her voice holds me enthralled.
For a more animated event, I would add Profs. Richard Dawkins and David Starkey to the mix ..... a guaranteed exciting debate and very educational.

Bryn Terfel - I would try and get him to sing to me - he's big enough and doesn't need any more grub!

Stephen Fry for the witty conversation
Oscar Wilde for the same reasons as SF and they'd make a lovely couple
Richard Burton for that gorgeous treacly voice - he could read the menu
Dame Judi Dench for her wicked sense of humour
Victoria Wood for the funny observations
Kate Moss because she probably eats like a sparrow so more cake for me
Alexander Armstrong to sit right next to - well, it's my party!

Michael Wood was very dishy in his series Legacy in the 90's, so I'd like him, Stephen Fry, Judi Dench and Laurence Olivier (my first theatre crush!) I probably wouldn't get a word in edgeways, but I wouldn't need to!

A get together with Ann Widecombe and Helena Kennedy would be interesting and for reasons best kept to myself Angelina Jolie.

I would invite Andre Rieu, Gregory Peck, James Patterson, Andy Hamilton. Definately no women because I havent had male attention for so long would want this to make up for it.

I`ll go for Joanne Lumbly, Janet Street-Porter and Ann Robinson for a good old girly gossip.

That makes sense Riverwalk.! Thanks for explaining.

Soon Yi was Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, not Allen's - Allen and Farrow were not married. If he & Farrow were married, or he was the adoptive dad I think he'd have been in trouble!

My son goes to a jazz place in Greenwich Village when he is in New York and Woody Allen often strolls in to join in and play his clarinet with the regulars. Apparently he looks such a miserable so and so, but is an amenable man who can be shy. I don't understand how he gave himself permission to begin a relationship with an adopted daughter, unless he hardly knew her and the relationship with Mia Farrow had ended when they got together. He did seem to have an affinity with very young looking women.

Must agree with the poster who mentioned Charlotte Green, for her speaking voice - like having warm honey dripped into your ear. Other female voices I could go for include Patricia Hughes, who used to read extracts in Quote Unquote, and Kay Cavendish - singer, pianist and possessor of an extremely come-hither speaking voice!

Then there was Joan Greenwood... hmmm...

@Greatnan - to be fair, Woody and Soon Yee are still married after all this time.

John Suchet - a thoroughly decent man who happens to be devastingly dishy into the bargain.