The bears

1. Up very early with a cup of tea and catching up on last night's Culture Show on iplayer. The piece about our show makes me very proud.

2. I catch up on Corrie before returning to bed for missed One Born Every Minute's.I think it couldn't get better until a tomato bagel and coffee are delivered. After an emotional start, much sobbing and snottering, I venture up. There's a mild frenzy of housework followed by some tasty noodles before we head out.

3. We're off to EK for a bit of a do. The train journey is lots of laughs and even running the cider-fuelled teenage gauntlet through the underpass doesn't dampen the mood.

4. We are meeting this bunch - Colin's uncle Tom and his cousins Alan and Paul. Up for just a day for the cup final tomorrow, a bunch of us are having dinner tonight. The place is impressive, the food is good, the company are very happy to be there and enjoying good times, together.

5. On the way home we pop into the Central Hotel. It was too busy to stay, but we'll be back. It's pretty cool, with one stunning stairwell lit by the biggest chandelier I've seen since the Welcome trust in London.