Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

I'm hoping these skills will be just your cup of tea... or coffee.

I've got a Golden Ticket (skill), I've got a Golden Ticket (skill) iiiiin my Echo... This skill is all about identifying the actor that plays in two different films. I was completely hopeless at this skill. Not even Kevin Bacon came to my rescue. Oh and I also mention how you can now easily discover groovy skills by asking Alexa to play a game.

For some vaguely-fitness-related tips and a quick look at how to look up calory values on the A-lady check out today's skill.

Today we're looking at another in the excellent series of skills where you're pitched against the A-lady to see who can name the most items starting with a certain letter - in this case on the topic of the boy who lived. And don't forget that you-know-who' starts with a 'V'.

Probably the most sophisticated D&D-style skill to date, Six Swords leads you through a complex landscape with complicated gameplay. This one takes interactive fiction games to a new level.

Two more skills in the '... Letters' series. Can you pull boys and girls names out of the air quickly enough to beat the A-lady? Can you be similarly swift with US states, state capitals and national parks? Will this be a red letter day for mental dexterity?

What connects the Himalayas, Bladerunner and Hazel O'Connor? Er... probably just today's episode.

Learn strange and obscure facts about NYC with today's first skill - and then let's get even more bizarre by turning your Echo into a voice-enabled (if a little feeble) flashlight.

Today we look at a skill that serves up quality quotes from the master of black humour himself, as well as a useful skill to help banish boredom whenever it rears, adder-like, its hypnotic head.