BtP hopes fans won't be upset at seeing this very graphic picture (below), taken in the Brookers' kitchen. We know GB doesn't mind! We feel on balance that seeing the picture is a good antidote to speculation, or 'alternative facts'. Clearly the Royal Festival Hall stairway took quite a toll on the Commander physically: equally clearly his fighting spirit prevailed ... to the enormous relief of a sold-out, and very concerned, concert hall. He must have been greatly heartened by the standing ovation that greeted his return  to the stage ('unexpectedly heroic', according to one online review) after the paramedic's initial evaluation. Fans' messages of goodwill are here

The fifth metacarpal injury is often known as the 'Boxers' Fracture' ... but shadowboxing will be off the menu until the bone has healed.