On this week's Midweek Catchup, we're reporting live from separate corners of Spain (well, almost) with tales of holiday chaos that'll feel painfully familiar. Kaye's mango obsession has turned the kitchen into a crime scene, her Duolingo is fooling nobody, and her daughters have started doing that thing where they look at each other and just... laugh. At her. For no stated reason. Karen and Stephen's romantic Seville getaway involved a phone that doesn't work, an iPad with no Wi-Fi, and accommodation instructions on a scrap of paper. There's a bucket hat. There are hair straighteners that were hiding in a bathroom drawer for an entire week. There's a man bag purchase that raises more questions than it answers. And tucked inside all the nonsense, there's a moment that really matters: Karen's MRI results are in, and she's clear.

Because no one tells you that the funniest thing about getting older is realising you've become the comedy act your kids never asked for. Whether you're the one buying the bigger trousers "just in case" or discovering GHDs on the last day of the holiday, this one's for everyone who's ever felt like the punchline in their own family.

Plus, a look ahead to Friday's guest: the lovely Tessa Peake-Jones, who joins us to talk about her new London play Invisible Me and life well beyond Raquel.

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