★ DAN'S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL ★
Saturday 8th August
All programming today is dedicated
to DANIEL BRYARS
for his 50th
What's on the telly today...
Times are approximate and are
guaranteed to change on the day
DOORS OPEN
First guests arrive. BBQ is lit.
Someone offers to "help with the
barbecue" but just stands there
holding a beer.
FOOD & DRINK SPECIAL
Burgers, sausages, halloumi for
the veggies. Questionable salad
nobody asked for but it's there.
KIDS CHAOS
The garden fills with children.
Sugar levels critical. One child
is on the roof. Nobody knows how.
Another has found the cake early.
CAKE O'CLOCK
Happy birthday is sung in at
least three different keys.
Dan pretends to be embarrassed.
50 candles. Fire risk: HIGH.
ADULT HOUR BEGINS
The evening crowd arrives. Volume
increases. Someone mentions "the
old days" for the first time.
It won't be the last.
FOOD AGAIN
More food. You know you want to.
DJ SET: BARNIE & JOEL
Live music and DJ'ing from the
legendary Barnie and Joel. Dance
floor opens. Dad dancing peaks.
Requests for 80s bangers honoured.
LATE NIGHT WIND-DOWN
The sensible ones have gone home.
The rest solve the world's problems
in the garden with a nightcap.
CLOSING TITLES
BBC DANFEST closes for the night.
Normal service will resume when
Dan recovers. Estimated: Tuesday.
Thank you for watching.