Nicknames: 'The Funky Givan' (apparently Paul used to make ape noises, scratch his rear and jump on cars when he was younger, so he was destined to play the mad monk). And 'Poli' (Paul is obsessed with films by Martin Scorsese, you will need to watch 'Goodfellas' to hear how this is pronounced - basically it rhymes with dolly).

Joined The Cadies & Witchery Tours: July 1999

Favourite Food: Pies and beans (always found in Piemaker), fully cooked breakfast, packaged meals from Marks and Sparks, Italian ghoulash and spookghetti, Snickers bars (full of peanut goodness) and Wagon wheels (full of chocolate goodness).

Favourite Drink: Pale ale, cheap tea, black coffee, banana milk shakes, Irn Bru with vodka (Irn Bru is Scotland's real national drink) and gin (another reason why he is a good moaner as the mad monk, especially after a bottle or two!).

Best Friend: Janice (his girlfriend)

2nd Best friend: His pet rat.

3rd Best friend: Martin Scorsese

Hobbies: Being lazy, reading comics, drawing, watching films and counting smoke bombs.

Bad Habits: Always asking you if you would like a cup of tea, getting make-up remover (to remove his Adam Lyal white) over everything except on his face, being overly inquisitive, says something and then leaves before you have to time to answer. And surfing the internet as the mad monk looking for monkey ladies!

Favourite Sayings: "Like", "Okay", "Not another hen night", "I'd go as far as to say that she is perfect," (says that about every attractive woman he sees), various quotes from Scorcese films and "Burn her, burn her, witch, witch, do it, do it!"

Favourite Colour: Black

Favourite Music: The Smiths, Pulp, Hefner, various other melancholic and angst-ridden bands, Elvis (does a fine impression whilst reciting a poem by Robert Burns on the tour), rock 'n' roll and 16th century mandolin and tambourine music.

Favourite Films: Scorsese films, spaghetti westerns, art house films, Bridget Jones's Diary, Spiderman (current) and any films about highway robbery like Plunkett and McCleane (shows highway robbers in a truly glamorous light and he's glad Robert Carlyle was picked to play the lead).

Favourite Films not yet made: Jessica's Will (www.blackrobin.co.uk)

Favourite Books: 'Cages' by Dave McKean (current), various comic books (especially Sandman), What's under the kilt (www.scotweb.co.uk/underthekilt/), crime thrillers and 'Witch' magazine (provides excellent reviews on essential tour props like 'thumbscrews', 'mobile pillories' and 'wicker baskets').

Most embarrassing tour moment: On one of his first Ghosts & Gore Tours, Paul dressed as a wild and bloody Highlander, went out with his 'big' kilt tucked into the back of his boxer shorts . The guide who was leading the tour, Alexander Clapperton, made sure that everyone in the group was aware of this, except Paul, as the highlander was asked to turn around on several occasions so that the group could see the excess kilt material falling over the back of the shoulders. However all they saw was a pair of pale skinny legs! Paul could not fathom why everyone was laughing and thought he must have been a really funny 'jumper-ooter' until he did his next tour (when no-one laughed).

Ambition: To do tours for the rest of his life.

Dislikes: The mad monks breath, arising before midday, polishing his Lyal boots and washing dishes.

Name in a previous life: Mr Grumpy (at least when he first started working with the Witchery tours).

Occupation in a previous life: Drawer of fine medieval manuscripts, spy.