Hello, it's Peter here. Welcome to Wednesdays Levy Letter. Thank you very much for reading it, and signing up in the first place! And dont forget if theres anyone you know thats not signed up to the Levy Letter and theyd like one, then get them to go to one of the two addresses at the bottom of the page, and sign up. If they do it today theyll get their first daily Levy Letter from tomorrow. Join me tonight on BBC One at half past six. We'll have all the day's news including a special report on one of Humberside Police's biggest anti drugs operations. We'll be behind the scenes as they target local dealers.
We'll have the latest on a train derailment at Lincoln Central Station. There are also fresh concerns over how parents should take care for new born babies as an inquest into the deaths of two infants begins in our region. If you have young children, or if you know someone who has, then dont miss this. Well tell you why a man who collects car number plates needs your help. Find out why the cricketer and Strictly Come Dancing star Darren Gough is on his way back to Yorkshire. And meet the local writer taking phone calls from none other than Hollywood star Nicole Kidman. And of course Paul will have the forecast at the usual time of half past six tonight if you can join me then. Stories This last two or three weeks, may of the stories, in fact I would go so far as to say most of the stories on Look North have been chosen by you, generated by emails from people with their problems and their issues. If youve got one, or you know somebody whos got a story that you think we should know about then get them to drop me a line and tell me the story and give me a contact telephone number as well. The address is, of course the same as usual, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oscars Well I dont know if you watched the Oscars. I watched a bit of the coverage but it was a wonderful story that Dame Helen Mirren should end up getting an Oscar for playing the Queen. Shes 61, and shes had a glittering career. Shes revealed now that the person she would like to play next would be Camilla. Helen says that she admires the way Princess Dianas love rival stuck loyally by Prince Charles despite a public backlash against her. She says Im fascinated by the notion of playing Camilla. And I suspect that if she wants to play Camilla, being Dame Helen, she probably will. Many years ago, in the mid-seventies, I had a very small part in a feature film called O Lucky Man. It starred Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren was in it. We were at some mock auditions for a film, in the film, and I got to meet Helen Mirren. That time, she was all very young and trendy, but she was there, and she was in the film. Its called O Lucky Man. Its still around, its not shown on the television because its a little bit risqué in places. It was also an exceptionally long film. Its directed by Lindsay Anderson, and it starred Malcolm McDowell. Look out for it. TV Well shes back, Gillian McKeith, this time shes got an hour rather than just half an hour, even longer to examine the pile of food that everyone eats, and also the other bits that we dont want to talk about. She just seems to go from strength to strength, and even though I know a lot of the stuff is rubbish, and even though the programme is the same week after week, we know exactly what shes going to do pile up the food, show you how much fat the person has lost, then go to the bathroom I still manage to sit through it week after week. Are you still watching, or are we bored with Gillian? Childrens Gadgets Go into a childrens bedroom, well when I was young I guess you would see something like Meccano and maybe a transistor radio and that was about it. Now, gadgets in the childrens bedroom total up to about £1,300, can you believe that? The average youngster now owns a TV, computer, scanner, DVD player, digital camera, Playstation, and electronic keyboard, adding up to £1,300. And despite concerns about children watching too much television, a TV set is the most common electrical item found in a childs bedroom. The findings will worry health experts who are concerned that children watch too much television. Can you believe all those gadgets in a childs bedroom? And thats on average whats there. Pictures Theres some nice sunsets in, as I said the other day. Sunrises and sunsets we get quite a few of. If theres something a little bit different that you think would make a good picture, even if its a bit wacky or a bit offbeat then send it in. Several people have been asking about the funny light show thats been in the sky over the past few nights. Several people have told me that it is millions of miles above the earth, its called Comet McNaught, and its been providing a stunning display visible to the rest of us with the naked eye on a night when theres been no cloud. Yesterday, experts released close-ups from a very powerful telescope showing the comet spinning like a giant Catherine Wheel, sending out jets of gas and also a trail of sodium. Its millions of miles up above the earth, and its called Comet McNaught. Stars in their Eyes And dont forget the BBC Stars in our Eyes evening on Saturday 3rd March, 7.30pm, its at the Hull New Theatre. Tickets are available from the Box Office on 226655 costing £10 & £9 with all profits going to Red Nose Day this year. Its for a good cause, and if you fancy seeing lots of people, including BBC presenters making fools of themselves no, not me then get on the phone and buy a ticket. It promises to be a lot of fun, and youll get to see people transforming themselves into famous pop stars for your entertainment. Shopaholics Now are you one of the seven hundred and fifty thousand in this country? Thats three quarters of a million people. What am I talking about? Well, they are shopaholics. They spend more than £200 a month on the habit. They are more than £11,000 in debt and often resort to lying about the extent of their spending. This, a survey claims, is the truth about the growing army of shopaholics. According to researchers, those addicted to retail therapy, need to shop for clothes and accessories at least once a week. They spend £200 a month and they are over £11,000 in debt. Two thirds of them admit to sneaking fashion buys onto their partners credit cards and there are three quarters of a million shopaholics in this country. Well thats it from me, join me tonight on BBC One at half past six for Look North as usual. Bye for now. 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. 1.94.4
