Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Ill have all the days news of course and Paul will have the forecast.
On tonight's programme, we'll be going inside a Hull school, which has been raided by burglars for a third time. We've got the CCTV footage as police continue hunting the offenders. More on that later. We'll be talking to the men and women behind the post office counters. They are fighting back after the government continue to scale back on local services. Ive had so many messages saying how much the elderly and those living in rural areas rely on the local post offices, but it looks like things are about to change. The government are saying were all finding new ways to do business, like paying our road tax on the Internet or paying bills by direct debit. Well, do you think thats true? Are there jobs that you used to do at the post office that youre now doing somewhere else? Do you buy your stamps from a post office or from a supermarket? Get in touch and let me know. Are you sad that theyre closing? Are you losing a post office near you and how will that affect you? Get in touch today with me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also tonight, we'll be speaking to the emergency services as they open a temporary Christmas hospital. This is not to help out our struggling local hospitals, but is there to patch up festive drunks in Lincoln! Ill have the full story on that tonight. Plus it's a far cry from Fawlty Towers - we'll be getting a tour around a Cleethorpes B&B, which is run by the town's travel and tourism students. All that tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. Pictures If youve got a picture that youre particularly proud of that youd like us to show on the programme, or if youve taken one thats particularly festive, then send it to me. You can email me at any time over Christmas at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Schedules Well, TV bosses have been accused of cheap and lazy scheduling after it emerged that more than a third of programmes this Christmas will be repeats. The number of reruns on the main terrestrial channels between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day will be up 42% on last year. They talk about that, but then a lot of programmes that they show over Christmas are ones that we cant get enough of. They moan about repeats, but then some of these repeats are of programmes like Dads Army and Porridge. When you go into the high street shops, the DVDs are selling, so we must like them still. Comedy on DVDs are one of the biggest growth areas. Last weekend, I bought a DVD of The Best of Frankie Howard and also Man About The House. Now I wonder why I bought that? They were some of the series from thirty years ago and theyre still wonderful. Travel Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier. Says me, whos about to be on holiday now!! But theyre saying in the papers today that the holiday chaos on the roads and airports will start this weekend, as people try and get away early for Christmas. Whatever youre doing and whatever youve got planned for Christmas and if youre travelling, then stay safe. Behind The Scenes Im asking for your contributions again! Is there something youve never seen on Look North that you want to know more about? Have you ever passed a building and thought, Id love to know what goes on in there? Is there anywhere youd like to have a good nose around? We want your suggestions for a series of films which will go out on Look North in January. So if you want to see parts of a stately home, which are closed to the public or if you want to look behind the scenes of someones job, then contact us here at Look North. Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and look out for your suggestions on the programme in the New Year! Entertainment The Comedy Awards were on TV the other night. I thoroughly enjoyed the programme. Its great that Stephen Merchant got an award for his role in Extras. There were several emails in complaining about some of the language though. It did start after nine oclock and there was a warning beforehand, but the programme hadnt been going very long before the guests starting swearing! And it was the first time this year that the Award ceremony had no time constraints! Normally the host Jonathan Ross has to hurry the event along as they run out of time on their slot on ITV. Well, this year was different. They had all the time in the world for the winners acceptance speeches. Once the programme finished on ITV, then the overspill moved onto ITV2 so that the live ceremony could continue without interruption! While I think about it, good luck to the cast of both the Radio Humberside pantomime and also the professional pantomimes in our region. Theyre all now in full swing. Radio Humbersides pantomime opened on Wednesday and last night was the opening of the pantomime in Hull with the Chuckle Brothers. Theres some good entertainment lined up in the New Year as well. Chicago is coming to the Grimsby Auditorium in January, so that should be good. And there are lots of concerts next year. Theyve just been talking in the office about Jason Donovan, who is playing in Grimsby in the Spring. If youre looking forward to something particular and youve wrapped up your tickets for a Christmas present, then let me know and I hope you enjoy it. And over the Christmas period, if you want to get in touch, then email me to [EMAIL PROTECTED] And also, if youre chatting with anyone and theyre not signed up to the Levy Letter and you think they would like one, then point them in the direction of either one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page. Ant And Dec I was talking about the Comedy Awards. They were there picking up yet another award. Ant and Dec are poised to land the biggest ever deal in TV history. They will face a ferocious bidding war when their TV contract comes up for renewal next year. They are currently signed to ITV, doing such shows as Im A Celebrity, but the BBC wants to snaffle the Geordie boys. So stay tuned for more information on that one! ITV are said to be considering upping their joint incomes from £5million a year to £8million! Well, that's it from me for today. Have a very good afternoon. Join me tonight on BBC One at 6.30pm. As I say, its the last Levy Letter from me before Christmas. Im off on leave now for Christmas, so I wish you a very Happy Christmas and an enjoyable New Year. Ill be back with the Levy Letter on Monday 2nd January. Caroline Davies and Crispin Rolfe will be here on Look North from Monday. So theyll have all the local news for you over Christmas. Happy Christmas! 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