Good evening, Ian. Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Are you for real? I've

been started it. My producer, Sophie, has actually done everything, can you believe? It was the

23rd of November and she's actually finished her Christmas shopping.

I haven't even really thought about Christmas at all and I very rarely do until the 23rd of December.

Oh well, I have thought about Christmas and I did have a little mould cider drinks do last night

because it was the turning on of the lights in Great Moulven.

And I have got a hanging basket with little lights around it outside my front door.

And I have bought a few presents in the, you know, I have succumbed to the capitalist nightmare that is Black Friday.

Have you? I haven't at all.

Have you, were you invited to switch on the lights as the local celebrity?

No, they didn't need me, mate. They got Sue Pollard.

Heidi, hi.

She is appearing in our local pantow and she turned on our light.

Oh, no, she isn't.

Behind you.

Who's I talking to the other day?

And I did think that when all of my career is over, I quite fancy appearing in Panto.

Because if Anne Widdickham can do it, she's appearing in Ryegate, by the way.

I don't know. Probably as Widders Twanky, I imagine. You and I could do a double act in a pantomime, couldn't we? What, the ugly sisters? No, I could be Buttons and you could be, no, buttons has to be played by a woman, though. I've always thought that's a bit weird. Buttons, no, Buttons is played by a man, I think, isn't it?

No, it's not.

No, no, no, Buttons is always played by a woman though I've always thought that's a bit weird no buttons no buttons is played by a man I think

isn't it? No it's not no no buttons

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