Hello and welcome to the start of another week on the Levy Letter. As I write this the good weather is just about holding up here in Hull, but there are some clouds gathering so by the time you read this it all might have changed! Of course well have the weather forecast on the programme as usual, itll be interesting or maybe depressing to see whats on the way.
Also coming up on Look North tonight its the start of a new feature on the programme, this Monday, and every Monday, Ill be joined by BBC national sport reporter Damian Johnson for a weekly sport roundup. Tonight Damian's reporting from Scunthorpe on their successful start to the Championship season, and looking ahead to the rest of the week's big sporting fixtures. So youll get your weekly sports fix on the programme on Mondays from now on. We'll meet the Hull holiday maker whose visit to Crete ended in a jail cell instead of a hotel room. Find out what happened and how it could affect other trips abroad. That sounds like a holiday from hell, doesnt it? If youre planning on a visit to the island soon, definitely dont miss this. And it's almost 2 months since the floods which devastated Hull. Our reporter Tim Iredale will be sharing a meal with a family still living in a caravan on their front drive. We'll be at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston where work is underway from today on new health facilities for women, including the creation of a new breast care unit. And we'll also bring you the unusual sight of a Traveller's funeral procession through Lincoln today, its commemorating the life of one of the citys Traveller community. Python Well its one of the most quoted comedies in television history, its inspired generations of comedians, and its been an international favourite for many years. Now Monty Pythons Flying Circus has been voted the most influential British Comedy series of all time. The show, which featured actors like John Cleese and Michael Palin, came top in a recent poll of 4,000 television viewers. Of course it used to be considered a bit edgy and alternative, but now I suppose its become part of the establishment. Second in the survey was Only Fools and Horses, much beloved in this country. Third was Blackadder, forth was the sketch show Little Britain which is very popular at the moment, and fifth was The Royle Family. Its interesting there are programmes from different decades in there, but a lot tend to be from the last 20 years. Finishing off the top ten were The Morcambe and Wise Show at six, Spitting Image at seven. The Young Ones was at eight, then The Office, and The Vicar of Dibley finishing off the list. These lists always cause a lot of argument, maybe it depends on your age a little bit, Im not sure many older people would have picked The Young Ones or Little Britain, and at the same time I dont think younger people would put something like the Morcambe and Wise show on there. But what do you think? Maybe youre an older person with a love of The Office, or a teenager with a passion for Morcambe and Wise. These polls do get you thinking. As usual, if you have any thoughts youd like to share, or anything youd like to let me know about, you can get in touch at my usual address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ive got a little plug for a local author here. Tim Mickleburgh has published a booklet collecting peoples memories of Grimsby's West Marsh, and its been published in conjunction with the Macaulay Area Action Group, a local charity. Copies are available from Tim at 33 Littlefield Lane, Grimsby, DN31 2AZ, with a fee of £1.50 charged to cover postage and packing. If that sounds like your cup of tea, or if you remember the West Marsh from yesteryear, then get hold of one of those from Tim. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a poem for Yorkshire day by Lindsey Priest from Hornsea, it seems the author has only recently realised that she had an audience in the Levy Letter. Shes been inspired to write a follow up, inspired by yours truly. Its a very worthy subject for poetry, or maybe not. Ill end the letter today with this, if youve got any poems inspired by local events or places, send them in to me and maybe Ill feature one or two of them here in the letter, but please no more poems about local newsreaders Have a good day, bye for now Peter Levys Letter, by Lindsey Priest Do you read the Levy Letter? Do you know that it is there? On the pages of the internet, It really is, I swear. I thought he'd just ignored me Back on Yorkshire Day, And I called him one or two names, Some rude I have to say. But then I found his prompt reply Just a moment ago, And I have been mistaken So I think you ought to know, I take back all the things I said, Now Peter can do no wrong, And I will jump to his defence When Paul Hudson comes along. 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
