I am off to watch another recording of Have I Got News for You this Thursday evening and thought I would check to see who the guest presenter would be.

It’s Brian Blessed!

And the guest panelists are Alan Duncan and Marcus Brigstocke - both of whom are usually very good when they appear.

This could well be one of those iconic episodes - recorded on the day of the local and London mayor elections - and I am going to be in the audience. Yay!

This wil be the fourth recording I have managed to get tickets for over the past few years - having been to see shows hosted by Michael Buerk, Moira Stuart and Kirsty Young.

I wonder if there will be jokes about Gordon Brown’s poltical career still being alive?