Lessons learned from today's show

After all the talk about Poinsettias, someone sent a boxful of them into the show.

SK has poisoned her toe.

Hector the cat has conjunctivitis.

Whenever Sarah returns to the country home at the weekend, you can always guarantee that all the cats will be there awaiting her return.

Cold and Hector's balls

Lessons learned from today's show

It's so cold in the studio that Sarah has to wear several layers of clothes, including a poncho and an alpaca.

Hector the cat was very sad yesterday. It was off to the vet and crying so much that Sarah had to speak to it on the phone to calm it down. The last time it went to the vet it came back with its two balls missing.

Records, photos and algae

Lessons learned from today's show

Sarah played an old-fashioned record for today's 'It's Showtime' song. Unfortunatley, she played it at the wrong speed, but it did sound better!

SK assures us that the photo of her on the front of Thomas's Joke Book is not a very good one. Apparently, silly old Dearly Beloved (AKA Adrian) took it!

On holiday recently in Oman, Ms K bumped into a delightful young boy who spoke to her about algae.

Timewasters, poinsettias and Barclaycard

Lessons learned from today's show

Sarah had to suffer six prank phonecalls last night, from 2am onwards.

SK loves poinsettias.

Ms K is getting worried as she hasn't received her Barclaycard invoice yet for last month.

Knickers, binos and milk

Lessons learned from today's show

Silly old Adrian (aka Dearly Beloved) still insists on needing a pair of binoculars for Christmas

In return, the Beloved is getting SK some lacy knickers with 'SMK' embroidered on them.

The BBC ran out of milk this morning.

Shark's jaw and robbers

Lessons learned from today's show

From her last holiday in Oman, SK got Lynn Bowles a shark's jaw that she found.

As a child, Sarah's house was burgled three times in one week.

Mine pies, cabbage and binoculars

Lessons learned from today's show

Unusually, Dearly Beloved (aka Adrian) is not panic-buying mince pies this year. Instead, he has developed a craving for pickled cabbage.

And, for Christmas, he wants a pair of binoculars.

SK is back...

... from her holidays!
Lessons learned from today's show

She gained five pounds on holiday

She didn't peel in the glaring sun of Oman.

That offensive article

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GIVE IT A REST, SARAH

This rubbish was printed in The Sunday Mirror yesterday...

IT looks like the early mornings are taking their toll on former TV favourite Sarah Kennedy.

The BBC Radio 2 presenter looked under the weather as she left the studio last week.

Sarah, 54, who shot to fame as one of the hosts of Game For a Laugh, has been presenting the 6am show from Broadcasting House.

But maybe she should ask for a later slot as she is obviously not an early morning person.

An onlooker said: " No one would expect her to look like she did 20 years ago, but it was shocking to see her looking so old."

Sarah has worked in broadcasting for more than 25 years.

She and her partner Adrian, who is 15 years her junior, divide their time between their three British homes.

justin.penrose@sundaymirror.co.uk