Basil Brush is still as cheeky as ever: OPINION

Lou Hannan presented her BBC Radio Solent show with the one and only Basil Brush

I’ve been presenting our midmorning BBC Radio Solent show on my own for three days as Alun’s been looking after the Breakfast Show while Julian Clegg’s on holiday.

It’s been rather eventful.

First of all, we’ve had BBC Music Day – a fantastic annual UK celebration of all things music.

We were lucky enough to have a house band in the studio for the entire day, Southsea’s Colour of the Jungle.

They were amazing and provided a really eclectic mix of self-penned numbers throughout our programmes.

I love chatting to musicians about the inspiration behind their work, but I wasn’t expecting one story which involved the lead singer’s mate whose son decided to drop his Dad’s phone into a full potty.

I’ll spare the graphic details but who knew an act like this would create ear-grabbing music?

The other big event of the week was a visit to the studio by Basil Brush.

I’m fortunate to count the little furry fox as a friend after we met about five years ago. We co-presented a show together in 2015 and I still remember it to this day. He certainly keeps you on your toes.