Sid in Space

Sid's dream is to become an astronaut, just like his dad, but when Sid finds himself trapped inside a state-of-the-art shuttle and about to blast off into space, Sid wonders if he's cut out for space travel after all.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Sid's mum has got her legs full, all eight of them, untangling hair extensions that went horribly wrong.

I have a TV programme to thank for Sid's emergence.

Back in 2007, I tuned into a show about supernatural animals believing I was about to learn about...