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The band leave the stage, all except for Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond and John Evan who remain to provide some light entertainment.

A female voice on backing-tape announces:

And now a look at the 6 o'clock news, read tonight by Andrew Pardon.

JHH: Pardon? Good evening. Here are the news headlines. Anti-biological warfare demonstrators today broke into government research laboratories at Porton-le-Grange, causing substantial damage to important experimental projects. One of a bunch of experimental non-rabbits is believed to have escaped. A team of volunteers hunted for it in vain for several hours, but experts believe that it may be in hiding.

A man dressed in a giant rabbit suit runs across stage.

We are very fortunate in having with us tonight a rabbit expert, Dr Farley Ruskin. Well Dr Farley, could you tell our viewers exactly how one may recognise a non-rabbit?

JE: Yes indeed Cyril. It is extremely difficult to tell a non-rabbit from a real one. However, the non-rabbit, when excited, gives off a glandular secretion with a rather musky odour which may be harmful to male donkeys and women with sensitive skin. It was discovered last month that the non-rabbit is thought to be a potential source for a cure for cancer in chimpanzees and rodents. However, in my own opinion, I believe that such . . .