Oh well made it after all. A few handkerchief dabs and non-stop consumption of lozenges enabled the show to carry on pretty much as usual. The wasp confession was chosen deliberately for 1) being funny and so therefore 2) having long laughter-induced pauses enabling emergency dabbing. A triumph of production.
Faded a little in the last few minutes and reassured an alarmed Jo W that of course I'd de-fumigated the studio (I think leaving the doors open and flapping my arms counts as de-fumigation).
David Baddiel on today talking about his latest children's book Birthday Boy about a boy, Sam Green, who loves his birthdays so much he wishes it could be his birthday every day. And then his wish comes true. David's books have been a huge success and he's always a fascinating guest.
And as it's International Talk Like A Pirate Day , it seems only polite to have PIRATE tunes. Timbers will be shivered.
