I don't think we should record early in the morning because I'm barely awake.

It isn't that early in the morning, darling, is it? It's nine o'clock when most people are up and at

them. Yeah, but you see, I have a late start to my day, so I've got used to actually getting out of bed at nine or ten.

You're like Princess Margaret. What's that? Oh dear. See, I'm not awake. I haven't put my phone on silent.

Who is that? That was a WhatsApp thing.

Should I see who it's from? Yeah, go on. Some secret WhatsApp group that you're about to leak.

Go on, what is it? It's from my producer, Robbie, who had to leave early from the show last night because he felt really ill.

He kept saying, it's not COVID, it's not COVID. But he's just like to say he's feeling much better this morning.

So that's good.

Because you know me, I'm a creature of habit.

I don't like change when I have new people.

Sending lots of love, Robbie.

Hope you get well soon.

I put it down to an Ian Dale allergy myself.

Yeah, probably.

Now, this is going to be a rather shorter podcast than normal because you have important business to attend to at 10 o'clock.

And I have also important business.

I have to go to the osteopath for the second time.

How is it?

It's a lot better, but it's still there if you see what I mean.

You can still feel it.

And it's like a throbbing...

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