I asked my studio assistant - she said quirky, artistic and a little flamboyant.

She claims they had a studio assistant whose main job was folding the ends of loo rolls into points.

Developing a passion for photography, he left school early and took up a job as studio assistant to a glamour photographer at 1 a week.

During radio meals you can usually hear the studio assistant assiduously rattling cutlery in the sound-effects cupboard.

At the same time, he studied mathematics and become a music studio assistant, giving him many opportunities for experimenting with various technologies available.