So, ITV1 have announced the guest line-up for the last ever Parkinson. Prepare to fill in your bingo cards now: “Joining him in the studio for this final time are David Beckham, Billy Connelly [sic], Dame Judi Dench, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Michael Caine, Peter Kay, Dame Edna Everage with music by Jamie Cullum”.

“They are friends who have made a particular contribution to the show,” says the man himself. “They are also people of great talent and interest and what a wonderful way to finish”. The episode goes out on Saturday 15 December. The following Saturday there’ll be another last-ever episode, in which Parky looks back at old clips. And then – hooray! – it’s all over.