Obsessed with Back To The Future and the flux capacitor, pop punk trio Busted tell us about the perfect robot..

TOTP: Imagine you are in your time machine setting off into space. Where else in history would you like to go?
James: I wouldn't go to history ever, because what's done is done. You can watch history on video tapes and stuff. You can't do that for the future. No one has ever seen the future.
??: I actually disagree with that because why go to the future when the future is already coming?
James: To prevent stupid things from happening. For example, if you didn't like yourself as a 40-year-old man, you can change it by just living your life.
??: Yeah, you can change things by going back in the past, like making millions of pounds and doing something.
James: [Getting stressy] Yeah, but you know what's happened in the past. It's the added bonus of not knowing what's there in the future.

TOTP: OK, so you're going back in the past. Are there any mistakes you've made that you would change?
Matt: Once in assembly I had to go up and collect this award for achievement in science. I felt like such a knob. Having to go to the front of the class. When they said have you got anything to say, I just came out with "yoewffdsgfdls!". I did this really stupid noise and everyone laughed.

TOTP: What about that girl you asked out once who rejected you and was really nasty?
Matt: There have been many. But, ummmm.. Charlie recently crashed and burned. I'll pass the buck!
Charlie: Yeah, it was a girl called Daisy Bell.
Matt: Cow!
Charlie: I asked her to go to the disco and she literally said no. I would like to say to Matt and James, stop living the lie.

TOTP: You're setting off for the future. What three things would you pack in your suitcase before you left?
Matt: I would pack my CD collection. Actually, no. It would all be dated!
James: I would have a lightsabre coz I've always wanted to play with one of them. I would also have one of those gadget copters and a device for collecting water if I get stuck in a desert.
Charlie: I think I would kidnap Britney Spears and take her with me.
Matt: Maybe hair bleach, actually no that's silly. I'm going to the future, yeah. Possibly some clothes, coz I wouldn't like to go naked.
Charlie: I would also take a video camera to show people when I came back.
James: Ohhhhhhhhh! He's a thinker!

TOTP: Which lovely lady would you like to accompany you into space?
James: Ummm. Actually I thought Janet Jackson looked quite nice in the 'Scream' video. In space she'd look quite nice, ya'know. And that's a very kinda space-like video.
Charlie: Could I take two?
James: Ohhhhhhhh! Is there a new lady in your life?
Charlie: No, it's not a woman!
James: What!!!!!
Charlie: [Laughs] It is a woman.
Matt: Something you're trying to tell us Charlie?
Charlie: It's not like a fit woman.
Matt: It's not an S Club Junior is it? [Big laugh]
Charlie: No, listen. One is the first woman in space, so she can show you how to survive and drive the thing. And then I would take Britney Spears.
Matt: Who would I take? I would take my little sister. She'd love to do it.

TOTP: If you could be any famous historical figure, who would it be?
James: Oliver Cromwell. Every time I drive past the Houses of Parliament he always looks really cool on that statue. I look up and go 'yeah!, you're the dude.' Charlie: I'd be Paul McCartney.
Matt: I'd be Elvis freekin' Presley.
James: Oh! I wanna change mine. Due to my crappy choice I would like to change mine to Justin Timberlake.
Charlie: Wouldn't you rather be Michael Jackson?
Matt: No, because Justin Timberlake probably has a nice social life. I don't think Michael Jackson has that anymore.

TOTP: You need a robot on board your time machine to help you out with the technical bits and bobs. Who would you take out of the following: R2D2, C3PO or Matilda from Robot Wars?
Charlie: R2D2
James: C3PO
Matt: Oh my God! I get that stupid little kart thing with the hand!
James: I've just thought of an amazing robot! What I'd have, yeah, is and extremely strong, very tough, aluminum blade attached to one of those little engines attached to the top of a helicopter. I'd drive it on top of a tank-like thing so it's steady. Then I'd take it near a robot and press fire. It would spin around and chop all the robots up into little pieces. That would win Robot Wars. Trust me! There's not a robot out there that would touch that. Ah.. it would also have a super glue tank on the bottom of it that would leave a super glue trail which would mean all the other robots would stick to the floor. Then I would go up to the others and chop them up into little pieces with my helicopter type of titanium blade.
Charlie: You're nothing but a skanky little fly! [Laughs]

TOTP: Apart from three breasts, name the other vital accessories that your ideal woman would have in 3000?
Matt: Extremely good cooking skills. I'm not gonna be rude because my mum might read this!
James: She'd have to be a really good tennis and ping pong player. I need someone to be good at those games.
Charlie: She'd have to work for a place that got all the films free.
Matt: Also, my one would have to know how to do my signature so I wouldn't have to sign my autographs again.
James: You know X-Men. That girl who can be anyone. I've forgotten her name but she's blue and she turns into whoever she wants to. She could morph into me and do my job when I didn't wanna do it.
Charlie: That's a damn good idea!

TOTP: Which of the following sci-fi characters would you least like to meet in space. Darth Vader, a Dalek or Dr Evil?
Matt: I'd like to meet Dr Evil because he's quite funny and he'd make me laugh. I would like to meet Darth Vader too!
Charlie: I'd just like to say to him, if you had a son why did you turn to the dark side? I'd say, mate, take the mask off, be yourself. Be a Skywalker! [laughs] James: I'd tell him to share the midichlorones in his blood and to make me as powerful!
Matt: Dalek's were pretty sucky, eh? If you had a gun you'd be able to kill 'em. They were weak.
James: If they were on Robot Wars they would die first.

TOTP: Apart from yourselves, who would still be rockin' the world on 3000?
James: We have to be rocking the world in the year 3000 because the song will be played loads.
Charlie: I'd have to say the Flaming Lips, because they've been rocking the world for 20 years. I reckon they've got another 10 years in 'em. Matt: The Foo Fighters.

TOTP: If you weren't in a band in the year 3000, what would be doing?
Matt: I'd be giving lectures on how good the year 2000 was.
James: I'd like to be surfing in the year 3000. I reckon the waves would be bigger. Maybe the moon would get closer and effect the earth's gravitational pull.
Charlie: I dunno what I'd be doing. I would probably still be making music.