Back in olden times, when life was simple, people approaching me in pubs would ask straightforward questions: “What’s the best car you’ve driven?” “What was the R&B singer Lemar really like?” (Thoroughly nice, to be honest.) “Why does Richard Hammond dye his hair?” But these days it’s always: “How do we watch your new show with Jerry Clarkson and the other bloke — is it Quentin?” That’s a bit more tricky, so I’ll explain in a moment.

First, a word about this exciting thing called “on-demand TV”. It doesn’t mean that televisions are given away free. No, it means you can watch your favourite programmes whenever you like. All you need is a “portable device” — a computer that’s small enough to carry around (also