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By the time the song reached its climax, Basil was front and center, wearing a tiny leather jacket and holding a toy guitar. Chris Norman, unable to keep a straight face, shared his microphone with the fox for the final chorus.

As the song faded, Basil turned to the camera. "I’ll meet you at midnight, Chris! But only if there's jelly and custard. Ha-ha-ha! Boom! Boom!" smokie_ill_meet_you_at_midnight_bbc_basil_brush...

Basil , the world’s most sophisticated fox, was in a bit of a panic. His latest "show-stopping" poem—a romantic verse about holiday romances and HP sauce —had gone missing. He suspected the stagehands, or perhaps a rogue pigeon. By the time the song reached its climax,

As Smokie tuned their guitars, Chris Norman found a scrap of paper near the catering table. It wasn't lyrics; it was a script. "Boom! Boom!" it read. "I’ll meet you at midnight, Chris

The band launched into the opening chords of I'll Meet You at Midnight . The moody, orchestral synth swell filled the room. But instead of the usual backing track, Basil was providing his own accompaniment: : "She was a Parisian girl..." The Interjection : "Probably liked her cheese! Boom! Boom!"

The audience, a mix of kids and parents, went wild. Basil started conducting the violin section with his tail, accidentally knocking over a jar of HP sauce that had been part of his "Bedtime Story" props. The Grand Finale