Anyway, back we are, and under the energetic leadership of The Boss who is in "sleeves-rolled-up-and-raring-to-go" mode so follow her, we will!
Tamzin is a fine example to us all, today: not only is she presenting with me tonight, she is also doing a report on Wembley's contribution to Al Gore's concerts that are being held to Save The Planet. It may just be that they will also save a few, faltering careers in pop and politics, too, but it's in a Good Cause so we are all for it.
(Al Gore's wife Tippa always used to complain about rock and pop lyrics being corrosive bile, infecting the minds of our poor young kids: so she'll enjoy a lot of Madonna's back-catalogue and, as for Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas, I want a seat close to the former Vice President's lady so I can watch her eyebrows!!)
Talking of the United States, when they overtook the British Empire to become the most powerful industrial force on the planet, they had the decency to talk English so we could keep abreast of what was going on!
Now China is about to take over the world, but the mighty dragon is showing no signs of being so helpful: it will be Mandarin - take it or leave it.
SO, Londoners are showing their resilience and imagination: the nanny-employing classes have added another requirement to clean shoes, clean finger nails and an ability to switch off the TV: hear from the woman who says an ability to speak and even teach China's first language is the latest "must have" in certain fashionable parenting circles.
Blending pop music and parenting, (are you keeping up?) Natasha Beddingfield is live in the studio to talk about her latest offering which, I gather, is a crie de coeur from a beautiful woman who wants to be loved.... Ah!
At the other end of the age range, The Royal Hospital in Chelsea, is building a new infirmary and the Honourable Gentlemen in Red Coats have come up with a great idea to tempt you to help them.... You'll want to get involved, honest.
The Football Club of that same address are in action tonight with as many concerns about crowd safety as about team performance: we'll have the latest from pitch-side in Valencia.
( I just asked Ken, He Who Knows About Football, to remind me where they are playing: "Basra" he said " At least it might as well be if the last couple of European away games are anything to go by". Ouch.)
And we start tonight with the tragic story of the man, suspected of knifing his young son to death, who's killed himself while on remand in jail. There is no upside to this story but we want to know, whatever he was accused of, why the hell wasn't he on suicide watch?
There you go: quite a mix and no slack or fat.
See you at 6.
Alastair
