Glove box light

Hi, I hope somebody can put me out of my misery! I thought it would be really easy to change the bulb in the glovebox, lever the transparent cover off and hey presto you get access to the bulb! Well yes but the bulb is recessed in the top of the glovebox and it's real difficult to get at. You can feel it with your fingertips but can't get enough purchase to remove the blasted thing!
Help has anybody else had this problem? The box is really big and deep and you really do need a light in their!!
The only thing I can do now is to remove the whole glovebox out to access it and I really don't want too! HELP please , any response would be really appreciated.
I am a newbie and not sure whether I have put the car in my biography so for the avoidance of doubt it's a 2004 S40 T5.
Thanks