Hello, it's Peter here and welcome to todays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight. Its Friday and the last day of the week, but well be there on BBC One as usual at half past six.
Ill have all the days stories and of course, therell be a detailed weather forecast tonight from Lisa Gallagher. Also tonight, I'll have a special report on the inquest of the deaths of two motorists in our region. A woman from North Lincolnshire died whilst driving ninety miles per hour down the wrong way on the M180. We hear today that she was nearly three times over the legal drink and drive limit. Ill have the full story tonight as the inquest concludes. And I'll have the latest on the double fatality in a fire near Spalding. Forensic teams are working at the scene of a fire which claimed the lives of a Lincolnshire couple at Holbeach St Johns near Spalding in the early hours of this morning. More on that one later. Plus I'll be speaking to the controversial MP, George Galloway, ahead of his one man show in Hull and we'll be live at the Waddington air show. Its always a fantastic spectacle at the air show and its not just for the aircraft enthusiasts either. So well be live at the air show today. Plus tune in tonight for a preview of the big sporting event at the weekend. No, not as you might think the World Cup, but the world flat cap throwing championships in Driffield. Yes, there really is a world flat cap throwing competition! Can you believe this? Well, Ill have more on that later. I hope you can join me tonight for Look North. Weekend The weekend is nearly here and the rumours are that the weather forecast is going to say that itll be very warm and sunny. If youve got something planned or organised this weekend, then I hope it goes well. And if youve got any charity event that you want a plug for, then give me the details and let me know about it. Send me the details for a plug in the Levy Letter. And also just a little reminder, that if youd like to get in touch, if youve got a problem or an issue that you think we could deal with on the programme, then also let me know. Or if youve got a picture that youd like us to see, then you can email me anytime to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, if theres anyone you know, whos not signed up to the Levy Letter, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page and click on Levy Letter and sign up! Theyll get their first daily email from me on Monday. And by the way, thanks to everyone, who entered our Keane competit! ion. We had a huge response, so thank you very much indeed. Keep reading, because Ill be announcing the winner shortly! Autobiography I was saying the other day about Charlotte Church writing her second autobiography at the age of something crazy like twenty-five or twenty-six. But autobiographies are in the news again. Not content with his wages of five million pounds a year for managing England, but Sven Goran-Eriksson has signed a deal worth more than 1.5 million pounds to write a book about himself. Hes expected to discuss his career, his colourful personal life and his opinions of footballers like Wayne Rooney and David Beckham. The plan for the autobiography is that it will be published in time for the Christmas rush and this was revealed as his team prepare for the World Cup quarter final against Portugal tomorrow. But thats 1.5 million pounds for Sven to write his autobiography. Well, will you read it? High Definition I was saying earlier in the week that I had been out for a meal to a restaurant in Hessle and they had high definition television on the wall and it was the first time Id seen it. The football was on and then there was a wildlife film. I dont know if youve seen HD TV, but it was really impressive. The BBC is leading the way with HD, by commissioning programmes filmed entirely in HD format like that incredible series, Planet Earth. And were all looking forward to it, but apparently, the only people, who not looking forward to it are people like me, who work in television. And why is that? Because it shows every single flaw! One paper has printed the pictures of how stars faces would look on ordinary television and then compares it with how it would look on ordinary television. It is quite extraordinary! (if not a little bit frightening!) And they quoted one television presenter, who said that, there is one saving grace that there is a special filter on the lens of the c! amera. Theres always gossip going around about certain presenters, who demand a magic filter in their contract. Ive even heard rumours that some satellite channels have a five years younger button that puts the presenter into soft focus. Were about to move into a new studio set on the programme I work on, which is Newsnight. Maybe I could persuade the editor that soft focus is the new black! Youll know Ive been successful, if politicians on Newsnight look as though theyve been dipping in to the botox! So there you are. For all television presenters, especially the lined and wrinkled old ones like myself, then high definition television is on the way. Be warned! But seriously, if you havent seen it then it is pretty impressive. So have a look and see what you think. As always let me know. Getting To Sleep Parents are scorning lullabies these days and are singing their children to sleep with songs by James Blunt, Robbie Williams and even The Streets! Todays babies are more likely to be sung to sleep with pop music than with traditional rhymes like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Rock-a-bye-baby. The top ten bedtime tunes are Youre Beautiful by James Blunt, She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5, Put Your Records On by Corrinne Bailey-Rae and Angels by Robbie Williams. So there you are. How things have changed? But thats how youre getting your children off to sleep now apparently. So the lullaby classics are no longer found in the nurseries, but its all the top pop classics instead. If youve got a thought on that or a story of how you get your children to sleep, then let me know. Get in touch and email me in as usual to [EMAIL PROTECTED] As I said a few minutes ago, thanks to everyone who entered the competition to win the tickets to see Keane perform in Hull in October. As I said, we had loads of response to this. Obviously, Keane are very popular! The correct answer to the name of their brand new album is Under The Iron Sea and the winner of those tickets is Carole Ellerington from Hull! So Carole, congratulations! So thanks to everyone, who entered and sorry if you werent lucky this time. However, weve got yet another exclusive Levy Letter competition. If youve got children, then you might like to take them to see Fireman Sam To The Rescue at Hull New Theatre. And weve got tickets for you to win. Ill have the full details next week. Well, that's it from me for today. Just a reminder that of course, its a busy weekend, this weekend with the football. As always, join the crowds at the Big Screen in Hull to watch the match. Everyone has told me what a great atmosphere it is down there with everyone watching the football together. Whatever youre doing then have a very good time. Join me on Monday, after the weekend, for another week on Look North. And just a reminder, as I mentioned last night, the Big Screen has got a special performance next Friday night again, live from the Royal Opera House in London. Ill give the full details about that and the start time for that next week. But the rumours are that the weather is going to be good at the end of next week, so make a note in your diary for Friday night to come into Hull with your picnic and watch your free treat on the Big Screen. More details on that next week in the Levy Letter. Have a very good weekend and keep everything crossed for the big game! 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