Hello it’s Peter here, and welcome to Thursday’s Levy Letter. I hope your day’s 
going well and you’ll be able to join me tonight on BBC One at half past six 
for Look North.

On the programme tonight we have a special report on the official inquiry into 
the murder of Rosie May Storrie and her killer Paul Smith.

It's trained many of the military drivers in Iraq and Afghanistan, and tonight 
we'll be looking at fears for the future of the Leconfield army base near 
Beveley.

Find out why one group of residents is getting hot under the collar over 
threats of arson on one estate in Hull. Police say it’s a victimless crime, if 
that’s possible.

Find out why Lincolnshire bell ringers are looking for divine inspiration from 
me.

And meet the North Lincolnshire schoolboy who’ll be following in the footsteps 
of the Beatles by having his music recorded at the famous Abbey Road studios. 
We’ll have all that, and the rest of the day’s news and stories from around out 
region at six thirty on BBC One.

And of course Paul will be here with the forecast as usual.


Emails

Thanks for the emails on a variety of subjects, lets keep them coming in, and 
don’t forget, if there’s an issue or a story you think we should know about 
then let me know and if you’ve got a problem or a query you think we might be 
able to do on the programme then the address as ever is [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Sir Norman

I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Sir Norman Wisdom, veteran comic, two or 
three times over the years. He lives down on the Isle of Man. He’s actually 92 
but he’s got so much energy, it’s extraordinary. He’s working on a new comedy 
film called Espresso, in which he plays a vicar. It’s a series of short stories 
set around a table in a café. Dame Judi Dench is also in it. He’s such an 
amazing man, he says “I don’t like sitting around and doing nothing, so when I 
was asked to do this I thought why not?”
That’s Sir Norman Wisdom who’s 92 next month. He’s still going strong and still 
working hard. Somebody who was also very funny but is no longer with us is Les 
Dawson. The widow of Les Dawson, Tracey Dawson, has said she’s disappointed the 
BBC doesn’t show any repeats of Les Dawson’s work. She says they show Morecombe 
and Wise, but Les Dawson we never see. 
Are there any other people you think we should see more of on the TV? If so, 
then let me know.


Wine

Well they’ve been hailed as a modern, cheap, and safe way of sealing wine, but 
the screw top bottles could hide an unpleasant surprise for many drinkers. In 
contrast to traditional corks, the caps stop the wine from breathing, leaving 
them at risk from the chemical process of sulphidisation. When the top is taken 
off, wine lovers are confronted with the smell of sulphur. I don’t know about 
you, but you always feel short changed if you don’t have to get the cork screw 
out and take a cork out of a bottle. Whether it makes any difference to the 
wine or not, I don’t know, I’m not an expert.
Well now the wine experts are saying that it is spoiling the wine, so no doubt 
we’ll hear more about that one.


Dancing on Ice

It was a hit programme last year of course when Gaynor Faye got to the top. I 
mentioned it a few days ago, well it comes back on our screens this weekend. 
The Yorkshire actress - well she’s obviously from Australia originally - Emily 
Symonds, is going to be taking part. She’s already had an accident in 
preparation, but she says she’s going to go ahead and do it anyway. How they 
work out the insurance for the skaters, I don’t know. The programme is back on 
Saturday. Ulrika Jonsson is also taking part. Look out for it at the weekend. 
Last time it was on of course it reintroduced loads of people to skating, and 
got a surge of interest in the sport.
>From looking at Grimsby and also Lincoln over Christmas, I saw the ice skating 
>rink and the number of people on there. It just goes to show it’s hugely 
>popular. I also went to the skating rink at the Eden Project down in Cornwall. 
>They had one over Christmas. It’s absolutely huge, jam packed with people 
>skating, so there’s a great love of the sport, and of course there’re very few 
>skating rinks in this country.


Fashion

Well for the fellas, if you want a suit it’s usual that you have to put your 
hand in your pocket for at least £80. Well from yesterday one supermarket chain 
is selling their own brand of suit at just £19. It’s fashionable in style I 
hear, and only comes in one colour, and that is black. But it’s just for £19, 
so the clothes get cheaper and cheaper. It is amazing how, when I was young, 
just buying a shirt was a big deal. Now you can go into the cheap shops and 
pick up a perfectly good, serviceable shirt for just £4. How things have 
changed.


Letter

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to one of the links at the bottom of the page and click on levy letter sign up. 
They’ll get their daily Levy Letter from tomorrow. And don’t forget, we’re 
looking for a family, somebody with an interesting story to tell, to bring Look 
North to their home, broadcast live. If that’s you or somebody you know, then 
get in touch and let us know as soon as possible. Well that’s it for me this 
Wednesday, have a very good afternoon and see you tonight on BBC One at half 
past six. Take care, bye for now.

Peter






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