My life is full of adventure – but being a father has been the most rewarding journey of all

The traveller and TV presenter Simon Reeve on his quest to have a baby after being told he was infertile

I still beat myself up about how much of an idiot I was over so many years. I'd always seen having children as a key part of my purpose on this planet, believing that creating new life was part of my biological destiny. It was fundamental to how I navigated the world.

I'm slightly jealous, in truth, of those who don't have that imperative. My wife Anya, for instance, just enjoys life as it comes.