It’s an unarguable, incontrovertible and positive truth that a 'Continental Breakfast' is an abomination; a crime against the laws of God and man. How the croissant is allowed to exist in a world that contains eggs, bacon and sausages is beyond me.

This week, Start Maconie put the final nail in the coffin in the excellent show he does with Mark Radcliffe. He said that no-one who's recovering from a night on the lash has ever said "I could murder a continental breakfast".