Flanimania is set to explode again with the paperback publication of Ricky Gervais's bestseller.

If you've ever wondered how The Plamglotis gets from A to B, or what Munty Flumple really, really likes, then "Flanimals" will prove the perfect guide.

The multi-award winning creator of "Flanimals", Gervais sheds some light on his creation: 'It's based on a background in zoological knowledge - there are little clues in the text like The Coddleflop's Latin name which is Ovarian Fliphanger.

I've been interested in zoology as long as I can remember.

I actually went to university to study biology but changed courses after two weeks to avoid the 9 o'clock lectures.

I did philosophy instead. They both came in useful for this book. I've been trying to do it for about six years, but nobody answered the door until I knocked on it with six Baftas.'