Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight, BBC1 at 6.30pm as usual.
If youre a fan of the League of Gentlemen, then one of the stars from the League of Gentlemen will be on the programme with us today. As well as all the days news, well also be returning to our Grantham hospital story. Thats 6.30pm as usual! Odds and Ends Now a few things, which have been mentioned in the Levy Letter over the last couple of days, which need tying up. Thanks very much by the way for all the emails. This one from Martin Storey on the subject of Christmas decorations. I was saying yesterday that some of them are up already in Leeds and someone was complaining about them. Martin says, While Im ranting about it, I feel the need to decorate the outside of their house, I wish these people would wait until December and then take them down by twelfth night. There was a house in Beeford that had decorations on the outside well into the summer this year and one house on St Georges Road put their lights up in mid-October. In fact theres even a pizza takeaway on Princes Avenue that wont need to put their lights up this Christmas as theyre still up from last year! Thats from Martin Storey. And this one from Lesley Headley. I was talking about Les Miserables in yesterdays letter. On the subject of Les Mis I used to run the official Les Mis fan club and Ive seen the show (can you believe this!) 565 times in London, Paris, Edinburgh and Manchester, which aint too bad! Its my all time favourite show, along with Blood Brothers and Phantom. Actually, we camped outside Her Majestys Theatre over a weekend to see the last performance of Peter Karrie as the Phantom some years ago with friends. We had an early wake up call the next morning when some lads threw some money into our sleeping bags as they thought we were down and outs! What a great story, and thanks to Lesley, shes seen Les Mis 565 times! Can you believe that? Its got to be a record. Mood Foods I see that the food we eat can betray the way we feel. Eating steak is a symbol of pent up anger, gorging on crisps means youre stressed and filling up on cakes is a sure fire sign that youre sexually frustrated. So do you like cakes? Well when it comes to betraying your mood, it seems what you eat gives a lot away. Theres some more examples here. Spaghetti Bolognese youre feeling angry and lonely, Trifle youre going through a personal crisis, such as a relationship breakdown and need a little comfort. (No great surprises there!) Rice Pudding its for those who are feeling sad and lonely. Theres nothing here for happy people is there? Apple pie and custard feeling sad and in need of some home comforts, and Baked Alaska, (I love Baked Alaska) for anyone feeling depressed and needy. There you go, thats the on the subject of mood foods! DIY Fertility I see that a new kit has come out, a new DIY kit that will test your chances of having a baby. Itll be available in chemists at the start of next year. It sells at £79.99 and is a his and hers pack. And it could help thousands of would-be parents by offering them an early warning of fertility problems. Women will be able to discover if theyre likely to be able to have children within thirty minutes of conducting the test. Men have to wait seventy-five minutes. Thats the new DIY fertility test that is going on sale, which Im sure will help many couples from next year. Pictures Thanks very much for all the pictures that are still coming in. If youve got a picture or photograph of a regional view that you think would look good on the programme then send it in. Also if you want to drop me a line about anything else, you can get me direct at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I look forward to hearing from you! Walking or Email The email revolution is taking a drastic toll on office workers health according to experts. Instead of walking to colleagues desks to pass on information, many prefer to send a computer message. I think were all guilty of that here at the BBC! This means that crucial physical activity is lost making staff even more inactive and unhealthy. So Im certainly guilty of that. This means that desk-bound workers tend to exercise far less than the recommended forty minutes a day. Although, having said that, I think Im the only person in this office, who doesnt actually belong to a gym, which makes me somewhat of a social outcast! Leave it to Levy Dont forget if youve got a problem or issue that you think we may be able to tackle on the programme and get someone onto the programme to answer some of those questions you have, then do let me know! Drop me a line and well see what we can do. Magpie There cant be many people in this country, especially in the North of England, who dont know the Magpie. Its such a famous fish and chip café on the harbour front at Whitby and its made the national news at the moment, because its saying that the Magpie café, which has been lauded by film director, and restaurant critic, Michael Winner, and also the tv chef Rick Stein. Its so popular that there are frequently queues of more than a hundred people stretching from the front door down the ten steps outside onto the long and narrow pavement in Whitby. Now the owner could face legal obstruction for obstructing the highways after neighbouring traders complained to North Yorkshire County Council. Can you believe that! Itll be a sad day if theres no longer a queue outside the Magpie café. Have you been? Smokie Weve now got another exclusive Levy Letter competition for you to win a pair of tickets to see Smokie perform this Thursday at Grimsby Auditorium. All you have to do is answer this question simply name one of their many hits. Send your answer to me at the usual address, [EMAIL PROTECTED] And those tickets could be yours! Thats it from me for today. Have a very good day and look out for your Levy Letter tomorrow. Take care Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box.
