They are terrifying, farcical and tedious in equal measures.

So what’s the solution?

Self-employment, obviously. But what if you aren’t Lord Alan Sugar? Or that bloke who makes Dysons?

Well, we say go with the flow. Go mental. Get groovy. And blow that interviewer away with your silken tongue and fictitious CV.

Is this Twitter for vlogging? Rob and Iyaz find out.

Stuck in the dark ages, that’s where. The advancement of man is intrinsically linked with our ability to flavour, to enhance, to spice things up a little bit.

This is far from a modern phenomena.

Samuel Pepys was so fond of nutmeg that he carried a monogrammed grater with him at all times. We say: what a good lad.

But what kind of condiment appeals to our man Rufus? Gentleman’s relish? Horseradish? Or possibly even Brown sauce.

Click on the player to find out, lean back and enjoy.

In the case of this week’s must have album, Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’, takes stylistic inspiration from famous girl groups of the 60’s like The Supremes, and mixes it with edgy noughties lyrics that only Winehouse could provide.

2007’s biggest selling album, Back To Black was produced by the veritable musical four leafed clover known as Mr Mark Ronson and Frank producer, Salaam Remi.

Have we really moved that far from our days in the primordial soup? How else could we evolve? More to the point, how else would we want to evolve?

Sure, a glowing bottom or rock-hard exterior shell might be handy. But evolution isn’t without its consequences, as Mr Hound discovers.

But is that really true? In today’s modern - and scary - world, isn’t it the case that there is actually quite a lot to be fearful of?

For this episode, Rufus attempts to get to grips with his own particular phobias… with mixed results.

Sounds like a crazy idea. Could this “Facebook” actually catch on?