And is Michael Parkinson the nicest man on the planet? And is Robert Powell's Scottish accent not a miracle of elocution? It was the best festival so far, without doubt. And 50% of it was made by our wonderful audiences. People were delighted and told us so. People were tolerant of the monsoon on Sunday and just mucked in.

Next year we plan to hold the festival in the summer. And plans are advanced. The dates will be 14th to 17th June, 2012 and so that he can come back, Rory McGrath is writing furiously even as we speak. Thanks for coming – you were terrific!